If he winds up losing the election, Donald Trump already has lined up a scapegoat.
- Trump is making clear that he’ll blame Michael Whatley, the Republican National Committee chair who Trump tasked with building the party’s massive “election integrity” team.
Why it matters: It’s the latest sign of how Trump’s false claims of election fraud in 2020 are at the core of the GOP’s identity — and the “if I don’t win, they cheated” mantra Trump has continued into the 2024 campaign.
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