- President Donald Trump has told Fox News he may not accept the results of the upcoming 2020 election
- Recent polls have Democratic nominee Joe Biden leading Trump by at least eight points
- Trump has denied the polls are accurate though, saying his polling numbers are ‘rising fast’
- The President has also changed tactics recently, demoting his campaign manager Brad Parscale and replacing him with Bill Stepien
- The change comes amid falling support for Trump and a poor turnout at a recent rally in Tulsa
U.S. President Donald Trump has refused to commit to accepting the 2020 election results, amid new polls showing his rival Joe Biden is ahead by at least eight points.
Trump made the comments during an interview with Fox News yesterday, echoing the same comments he made in the lead-up to the 2016 election, which he ultimately won.
“I have to see. No, I’m not going to just say yes. I’m not going to say no, and I didn’t last time either,” he said about accepting the polling numbers.
The President was also shown polls during the interview, which indicate democratic nominee Joe Biden is in the lead to win the Presidency in November.
But, Trump said the polls were fake, stating “first of all, I’m not losing because those are fake polls”.
The polls shown to the President were conducted by Fox News, and echo a number of other key polls from major media outlets which place Biden ahead by eight to 15 points.
However, Trump is well known for eschewing polls which don’t favour him winning.
In a recent tweet, announcing his new campaign manager, Trump instead said his polling numbers were ‘rising fast’.
I am pleased to announce that Bill Stepien has been promoted to the role of Trump Campaign Manager. Brad Parscale, who has been with me for a very long time and has led our tremendous digital and data strategies, will remain in that role, while being a Senior Advisor to the…
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 16, 2020
…be on the way, and Americans want safe streets and communities!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 16, 2020
The announcement of a new campaign manager, Bill Stepien, follows a poor turnout at Trump’s first campaign rally since the coronavirus pandemic began.
In the leadup to the Tulsa rally, the Trump campaign publicly stated more than one million people wanted to attend the rally.
In the end, only 6200 people are believed to have attended, with Tik Tok users claiming they helped inflate the initial numbers as part of a prank.
The U.S. election is less than four months away, with voters to head to the polls on November 3, 2020.