Trump: General Election Probably 'Rigged'

"I’m afraid the election is going to be rigged"

8.1.2016

Per his promise at the convention, Presidential candidate Donald Trump has reached out to Bernie Sanders' disaffected voters by warning his followers of a potentially "rigged" game in the general election.

Speaking at a campaign rally in Columbus, Ohio, Mr. Trump reminded his crowd that the 74-year-old socialist Bernie Sanders never had a chance in the "rigged" primary election, and now fears the general election may be rigged as well.

"First of all, it’s rigged and I’m afraid the election is going to be rigged, to be honest. I have to be honest because I think my side was rigged," Trump told the crowd.

Trump reminded the crowd of the hard fight Bernie put against Hillary, which Trump seized as a sign of Hillary's weakness.

"Remember this, I had 17 people. I wasn’t running against two people, I had 17 people. Hillary Clinton, I had a similar number to Hillary Clinton and she had Bernie, and she had a hard time putting Bernie away," Trump said.

Pointing at Sanders, Trump criticized the socialist for making a deal with Queen Hillary and ruining his chances.

"And Bernie, poor Bernie, he looked so upset. You know what? He made a mistake, he shouldn’t have made a deal. Sometimes-- he lost, he lost."

During Trump's acceptance speech at the convention, he pledged to pull in Bernie's disaffected supporters, arguing they'd be upset by the system rigged against him. One week later, Wikileaks unveiled thousands of DNC emails that showed Trump's assertions were correct.

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