Reed Statement on Trump’s Prime-time Speech on 2020 Election Allegations

WASHINGTON, DC – Tonight, after President Trump delivered a primetime address seeking to relitigate the 2020 election and sow doubt about election integrity, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) issued the following statement: “Tonight, President Trump demonstrated his distrust of the American people and their right to vote in a free and fair election, because his administration has failed to control prices, has involved ourselves in an expensive, difficult, and at this point, indefinite war. Trump knows that, and he’s trying to figure a way to distract the American public. And, to also position himself so that he can deny the results of this election. So distraction and denial were the themes tonight. This is a hoax that President Trump hopes he can inflict upon the American public so that they doubt the forthcoming elections. This is all about his personal political survival. It has nothing to do about giving the American people the right – which they have – to voice their opinion on who should lead this country and how it should be lead.”