All articles tagged with #election rigging
President Trump accused former President Obama of treason and election rigging without evidence, amid ongoing conspiracy theories and political tensions related to the 2016 election and the Epstein case, while Obama and his spokesperson dismissed these claims as baseless and distracting.
Trump deflects questions about Epstein, accuses Obama and others of treason and election rigging, and urges the DOJ to investigate them, claiming declassified materials support his allegations.
Katie Porter, a prominent Democratic figure, echoed Trump's claims of election rigging after losing the California Senate primary, alleging that billionaires had rigged the election against her. This accusation was widely criticized as groundless and irresponsible, with fellow Democrats and political strategists emphasizing that the election was fair and competitive. Porter's controversial statements have raised questions about her political judgment and future prospects, as she faces backlash for her inflammatory exit from the Senate race.
Progressive Democrat Katie Porter claims the California Senate primary was "rigged" after losing to centrist Democrat Adam Schiff, blaming billionaires for spending millions on attack ads against her. The race, to fill the seat left vacant by Dianne Feinstein, became the most expensive in the state's history, with Schiff outspending other candidates. Porter vows to continue fighting against special interests and for government accountability.
PML-N has proposed conditions for forming a government, suggesting that all coalition parties should be part of the cabinet for two tenures of 2.5 years. This comes after PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari hinted at a potential coalition government involving PML-N, PML-Q, and MQM. Meanwhile, Commissioner Rawalpindi Liaqat Ali Chatha resigned over alleged election rigging, admitting responsibility and apologizing for compelling subordinates to carry out the rigging.
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) workers held protests across the country against alleged election rigging, facing teargas and baton charges in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Karachi, and Punjab. PTI leadership called for peaceful protests and announced intraparty elections, while also accusing the delay and tampering of election results. In Karachi, PTI, Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), and Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) held a joint sit-in, criticizing the Election Commission and caretaker administration. Additionally, the JUI-F announced a protest campaign, and PTI workers in Peshawar and Punjab protested against alleged election manipulation, facing police action and arrests.
Former GOP candidate for the New Mexico House of Representatives, Solomon Peña, has been indicted for his alleged role in a series of drive-by shootings targeting the homes of four elected officials in the state. Peña allegedly worked with two accomplices to carry out the shootings, and carried out one on his own. Before planning the shooting spree, Peña visited the homes of at least three Bernalillo County commissioners, in an effort to get them not to certify the results of the election, which he claimed had been “rigged” against him.
The Arizona House has expelled freshman GOP Rep. Liz Harris for inviting a speaker who spread baseless accusations of drug cartel bribery and election rigging by elected officials, judges, and others. The House expelled Harris by a 46-13 vote, with a majority of her fellow Republicans voting to remove her from the GOP-controlled chamber. Harris is only the fifth member of the Arizona Legislature to be expelled. Her district will now nominate three candidates to fill the vacancy, and the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors will choose which candidate will fill the rest of Harris's two-year term.
Former President Donald Trump opened his first mega-rally of his 2024 campaign by playing a recording of the national anthem sung by inmates charged in the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Trump repeatedly emphasized his false insistence that the 2020 election was stolen from him and added a new twist that his political opponents were now bent on rigging the next election against him through the prospect of criminal charges. Trump's choice to center Jan. 6 in his first big rally drew rebukes across the political spectrum.