Former President Donald J. Trump, speaking Friday night in Minnesota, which he vowed to boycott if he lost there in 2020, falsely claimed that he had won the state twice, adding that it was in play for him in 2024.
“I thought we won it in 2016,” Mr. Trump said during a fund-raiser for the state’s Republican Party in St. Paul, Minn. “I know we won it in 2020.”
The last time a Republican presidential candidate won Minnesota was in 1972, when Richard M. Nixon carried the state.
Nevertheless, Mr. Trump, the presumptive nominee of the Republican Party...
Continue reading...“I thought we won it in 2016,” Mr. Trump said during a fund-raiser for the state’s Republican Party in St. Paul, Minn. “I know we won it in 2020.”
The last time a Republican presidential candidate won Minnesota was in 1972, when Richard M. Nixon carried the state.
Nevertheless, Mr. Trump, the presumptive nominee of the Republican Party...