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‘Walz, who is Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate, was sparring with Sen. JD Vance, former President Trump's running mate, over the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by Trump supporters intent on overturning the 2020 election of President Biden.
Walz called the attack "a threat to our democracy," and one driven by Trump's refusal to admit defeat. "He is still saying he didn't lose the election," Walz said to Vance. "I would just ask that: Did he lose the 2020 election?"
Vance, unwilling to buck Trump's false claim that the last election was stolen, said he was "focused on the future."
"That," Walz said, "is a damning non-answer."
The next day, the issue was again magnified for voters when a federal judge in Washington released a new court filing from Special Counsel Jack Smith, in which Smith provided the most comprehensive accounting to date of what prosecutors allege was a sweeping criminal conspiracy by Trump and his allies to not just deny the election, but also subvert it.
"When [Trump] lost the 2020 presidential election, he resorted to crimes to try to stay in office," Smith wrote.
Taken together, the two episodes served as a stark reminder of something Democrats have been eager for voters to focus on in the current race: the former president's alleged willingness to undermine the will of voters in the last one.’
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Trump is a threat to democracy and an enemy of democracy, unfit to hold any public office.
Walz called the attack "a threat to our democracy," and one driven by Trump's refusal to admit defeat. "He is still saying he didn't lose the election," Walz said to Vance. "I would just ask that: Did he lose the 2020 election?"
Vance, unwilling to buck Trump's false claim that the last election was stolen, said he was "focused on the future."
"That," Walz said, "is a damning non-answer."
The next day, the issue was again magnified for voters when a federal judge in Washington released a new court filing from Special Counsel Jack Smith, in which Smith provided the most comprehensive accounting to date of what prosecutors allege was a sweeping criminal conspiracy by Trump and his allies to not just deny the election, but also subvert it.
"When [Trump] lost the 2020 presidential election, he resorted to crimes to try to stay in office," Smith wrote.
Taken together, the two episodes served as a stark reminder of something Democrats have been eager for voters to focus on in the current race: the former president's alleged willingness to undermine the will of voters in the last one.’
Election denial returns as focus with Vance's 'non-answer,' new Trump indictment details
Former President Trump's denial of the 2020 election results swung back into focus in the 2024 presidential race after it was raised as an issue by Gov. Tim Walz at the vice presidential debate and by Special Counsel Jack Smith in a new federal court filing.
Trump is a threat to democracy and an enemy of democracy, unfit to hold any public office.
