CNN anchor Erin Burnett buried President Donald Trump's "sour grapes" excuse for the midterm wipeout the GOP suffered last week using the president's own words.
Trump posted on Truth Social that he thought the midterm elections, which delivered historic victories for Democrats across the country, were not "honest," citing some of his favorite election-denial claims. While Trump has often claimed that elections he lost are "rigged," Burnett pointed out during the opening segment of her show, "OutFront," that the president had contradicted himself with the claim.
"Does anybody really believe that this 'Election' was honest? How could the Polls be so wrong? Some early voting 'dumps' were so large that it was impossible to win, no matter how many people went to vote," Trump wrote. "It’s all about the machines, which are far more important than the voter!"
Burnett pointed out the inherent irony in the president's comment.
"Obviously, this issour grapes, but even though theallegations are absurd, I justwant to take a moment in thecontext of them, becausesometimes when you throw seeds of doubt, they cantake root," Burnett said.
She noted that Democrats won a swath of elections in states where Republicans ran the election offices. She also pointed to comments Trump made in an interview with The New York Times, where he said he was "absolutely willing to accept" the midterm results and work with Democrats in Congress.
"That was out of character," Burnett remarked.