{"id":1204563,"date":"2022-01-10T12:19:45","date_gmt":"2022-01-10T17:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1204563"},"modified":"2022-01-10T12:20:03","modified_gmt":"2022-01-10T17:20:03","slug":"trump-vows-to-never-again-endorse-mike-rounds-after-he-said-2020-election-was-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-vows-to-never-again-endorse-mike-rounds-after-he-said-2020-election-was-fair\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Vows To Never Again Endorse Mike Rounds After He Said 2020 Election Was Fair"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-vows-to-never-again-endorse-mike-rounds-after-he-said-2020-election-was-fair%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1204563&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former President Donald Trump blasted Sen. Mike Rounds Monday after the South Dakota Republican said the 2020 election was \u201cas fair as we\u2019ve seen\u201d and rejected Trump\u2019s claims of widespread voter fraud.<\/p>\n<p>Trump in an email <a href=\"https:\/\/saveamerica.nucleusemail.com\/amplify\/v\/2nmjsuYEjN?hids=%recipient.hids%&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=ncl_amplify&amp;utm_campaign=20220110-statement_by_donald_j_trump_45th_president_of_the_united_states_of_america&amp;utm_content=ncl-eTr85XSUbY&amp;_nlid=eTr85XSUbY&amp;_nhids=%recipient.hids%\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">statement<\/a> repeated his assertions that 2020 election was rigged and vowed not to endorse Rounds if he runs for reelection in 2026, calling him a \u201cRINO,\u201d \u201cweak\u201d and \u201cineffective.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs he crazy or just stupid?\u201d Trump said of Rounds, insisting that \u201cthe fraudulent and irregular votes are massive\u201d and going on to credit himself for Rounds\u2019 landslide reelection in 2020. \u201cNow he thinks he has time, and those are the only ones, the weak, who will break away. Even though his election will not be coming up for 5 years, I will never endorse this jerk again,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>Lawsuits and audits of battleground states have <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/01\/06\/arizona-maricopa-county-2020-election-donald-trump-joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">concluded<\/a> that there is no evidence of widespread fraud.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7349762\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7349762\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sen. Mike Rounds speaks during a congressional hearing in June 2021. He is the latest Republican to disavow Trump\u2019s claims that the election was rigged. (Alex Wong\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Rounds\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ABC\/status\/1480331253215805440\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">remarks<\/a> touting the fairness of the 2020 election&nbsp;came Sunday on ABC News. He called the election fair and said that President Joe Biden was the legitimate victor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile there were some irregularities, there were none of the irregularities which would have risen to the point where they would have changed the vote outcome in a single state,\u201d Rounds said. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/11\/12\/lisa-murkowski-donald-trump-vocal-republican-critics-announces-reelection-bid-alaska\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Lisa Murkowski, One Of Trump\u2019s Most Vocal GOP Critics, Announces Reelection Bid In Alaska)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe election was fair \u2014 as fair as we\u2019ve seen,\u201d Rounds later added. \u201cWe simply did not win the election, as Republicans, for the presidency.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump has targeted other Republicans who broke away from his own talking points. He has pledged to back primary challengers against the 11 Republicans in the House and seven in the Senate who voted to impeach and convict him, respectively, for his role in inciting the Capitol riot, and he has <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/11\/09\/old-crow-mitch-mcconnell-donald-trump-infrastructure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">frequently criticized<\/a> Minority Leader Mitch McConnell for his backing of the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/08\/10\/senate-passes-infrastructure-package-dozen-republicans-join-dems-kyrsten-sinema-rob-portman-joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bipartisan infrastructure law<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/12\/09\/senate-clears-way-democrats-raise-debt-ceiling-agreement-mcconnell-schumer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">working with Democrats<\/a> to lift the debt ceiling.<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump blasted Sen. 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