Trump Makes Baffling Claim About His Own History During Rambling Iowa Victory Speech

LOADING ERROR LOADING Donald Trump on Monday night either forgot or lied about how many times he has won the Iowa caucuses. “This is the third time we’ve won, but this is the biggest win,” Trump said during his victory speech in Des Moines. Advertisement Trump: This is the third time we have won.

(He lost to Ted Cruz) pic.twitter.com/1Scq3ugC1z — Acyn (@Acyn) January 16, 2024 It was in reality the second time, and, based on vote numbers, not the biggest. That would’ve been in 2020, when he seeking reelection as president and trounced former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld , who picked up just 1.3% of the vote in his quixotic campaign for the nomination.

In 2016, Trump lost in Iowa, coming in second place behind Sen. Ted Cruz (R Texas). Trump blamed “fraud” and demanded “a new election” in a 2016 tweet that remains online . No evidence of fraud surfaced. Cruz said at the time that Trump’s claim showed he was “losing it,” adding that it was more proof Trump didn’t have the judgment or temperament for the presidency.

“I don’t know anyone who would be comfortable with someone who behaves this way having his finger on the button,” Cruz said at the time, according to Politico . “I mean, we’re liable to wake up one morning and Donald, if he were president, would have nuked Denmark.” Advertisement Cruz would ultimately endorse Trump and become one of his biggest enablers in Congress.

Cruz, ironically, also helped pushed Trump’s evidence free claims of election fraud after the 2020 presidential election . Support HuffPost The Stakes Have Never Been Higher At HuffPost, we believe that everyone needs high quality journalism, but we understand that not everyone can afford to pay for expensive news subscriptions.

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