Why, six years on, is Donald Trump peddling the falsehood that the 2020 election was stolen? And how many Americans now believe it?

Today, international and political editor Peter Hartcher discusses what the timing of Trump’s renewed fixation may tells us about his ulterior motives.

 

Background reading

- Trump’s three-pronged threat to American democracy

Why, six years on, is Donald Trump peddling the falsehood that the 2020 election was stolen? And how many Americans now believe it?
Today, international and political editor Peter Hartcher discusses what the timing of Trump&rsquo;s renewed fixation may tells us about his ulterior motives.
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Background reading
<a href="https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/trump-s-three-pronged-threat-to-american-democracy-20260720-p60gpl.html">- Trump&rsquo;s three-pronged threat to American democracy</a>

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The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

Trump's 'ulterior motive' in talking about 2020 electoral fraud –again

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