Trump Questions Why An Election Is Needed Since He’s ‘Leading In Polls’

During a Friday night press conference, former President Donald Trump admitted to questioning his staff about the necessity of an election because he’s “leading in the polls.

During the news conference, Trump was also asked about media criticism over his personal attacks on the Democratic ticket. He responded by claiming he was “entitled” to criticize Vice President Kamala Harris, referencing comments from Harris and other Democrats who had called Republicans “weird.”

“I’m very angry at her that she’d weaponize the justice system against me and other people, very angry at her. I think I’m entitled to personal attacks,” said Trump.

The former president continued, “I don’t have a lot of respect for her. I don’t have a lot of respect for her intelligence and I think she’ll be a terrible president.”

Despite Trump’s claims of leading in the polls, he held a rally Saturday night in Wilkes-Barre, Pennslyvania, aiming to boost his slipping numbers in key swing states.

During his Saturday rally, Trump once again suggested he shouldn’t need an election to become president while attacking Harris.

“Inflation has been devastating under this group of people [Biden and Harris], who have no idea what they’re doing,” Trump said to the crowd.

“You know they do polls on this stuff and I’m at like 93%. So I said, ‘Why are we having an election? They didn’t have an election,'” he stated.

At the rally, Trump also labeled Harris as “the most radical person to ever run for office,” launching into another tirade.

“We are a respected country, now the whole world laughs at us. We are foolish people to have let that happen,” said Trump.

Trump also baselessly claimed that Biden “hates” his vice president and expressed eagerness to debate Harris, calling her “easier to debate.”

“I believe she’ll be easier to bet than him as she’s a truly radical left lunatic,” stated the former president.

Trump’s remarks came just before Democrats kicked off their four-day national convention in Chicago on Monday, where Harris will be formally nominated as their candidate.