川普於15日於推特發文,首度提及拜登之所以會勝選,全是靠選舉舞弊(He won because the Election was Rigged)。川普還指控監票員或觀察員都無法入場觀看計票經過,更砲轟電子投票系統「Dominion」的廠商被極左翼控制,「該公司甚至未獲准在德州使用(我在德州贏很多), 假媒體裝聾作啞!」
He won because the Election was Rigged. NO VOTE WATCHERS OR OBSERVERS allowed, vote tabulated by a Radical Left privately owned company, Dominion, with a bad reputation & bum equipment that couldn’t even qualify for Texas (which I won by a lot!), the Fake & Silent Media, & more! https://t.co/Exb3C1mAPg
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 15, 2020
不過川普的貼文也被外界認為是承認拜登勝選,只是不甘心敗選而堅稱選舉不公及有舞弊之嫌疑,但已有不少網友酸道「你承認他贏了?」。事隔不到2小時,川普連發2則推文,以全大寫的英文字母強調「舞弊的選舉,我們會贏!」。
RIGGED ELECTION. WE WILL WIN!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 15, 2020
川普接著酸敗登「他只是在『假新聞媒體』眼中贏了,我可沒認輸」,川普稱還有很長一段路要走,並重申「這是一場舞弊的選舉!」,疑似相當不滿外界認為他認輸了。不過川普的3推文皆被推特官方註記為「針對選舉舞弊的說法有爭議」的警示。
He only won in the eyes of the FAKE NEWS MEDIA. I concede NOTHING! We have a long way to go. This was a RIGGED ELECTION!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 15, 2020
另外,川普也預告團隊將提出大型訴訟,舉證2020總統大選的違憲情形,他聲稱訴訟案將會揭露蓄意改變大選結果,令人憤怒的許多行為。