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Donald Trump conceded his defeat in the 2020 presidential election during an interview with Sean Hannity on Wednesday, telling the Fox News host: “We didn’t win.”
The former president gave an extensive interview to Hannity and admitted that he lost to President Joe Biden – although he has long contested the outcome.
“We should have won easily, 64 million votes,” Trump said in the interview.
“We got 75 million votes, we didn’t win, but let’s see what happens on that.”
Trump’s latest comments come more than seven months after calls declared Biden the winner of the November presidential election.
The former president has repeatedly challenged the result, making unfounded allegations of widespread voter fraud. There is no evidence of irregularities on a scale that would alter the outcome of the election.
The former president and his allies have filed lawsuits in several states that have been a battleground in the aftermath of elections that challenged the results, which have so far failed. Audits and recounts also confirmed Biden’s victories.
Why did Trump abdicate and say out loud about Hannity that he did not win the election on the same day that Biden met Putin? pic.twitter.com/bu7XIoAaQt
– Mystery Solvent (@MysterySolvent) Jun 17, 2021
Trump acknowledged in January that Biden would be the next president, though he has continued to question the outcome since then. Biden was inaugurated in January.
Biden received 81,283,098 votes, or 51.3% of the votes cast in the November elections, while Trump received 7,422,958 votes, or 46.8% of the votes cast.
Although Trump has admitted losing the election, his comment “let’s see what happens in that” is consistent with his push against the results.
Trump continued to criticize Biden’s first five months as president during the interview with Hannity, which he conducted by phone from his summer residence at Bedminster Golf Club in New Jersey.
He claimed that the United States is now in a “terrible state” and appears to blame Biden for the high oil prices that occurred during the pandemic due to the suspension of flights and travel restrictions.
When he left the office, the former president said, fuel prices were at $1.87, but now “over $3,” before saying, “Honestly, for our country, it’s a disaster. It’s going to stop everything.”
Trump has said he is still considering running for president again in 2024, suggesting the ballot indicates he remains a popular candidate.
He said that after the half-term is over “he will make a decision in 2024, but if you look at the numbers, people like me more than ever.”
“I think it’s because they’re watching what’s happening with our country, they’re not watching any energy independence, there hasn’t been a scene like what’s happening at the border, the death that’s happening,” he said.
“This is not just borders, this is death and criminals pouring into our country. They look at the economy and inflation, they look at interest rates and gasoline prices, and I think that makes me more famous.”
Newsweek has contacted former President Trump’s office for comment. The White House was also contacted to comment on Trump’s criticism of Biden.
GREENVILLE, NC – JUNE 5: Former US President Donald Trump addresses the NCGOP State Convention on June 5, 2021 in Greenville, North Carolina. Trump appeared to concede the November 2020 election during an interview with Sean Hannity on Wednesday. Melissa Sue Gerets / Getty Images
Update 06/12/21, 6:29AM ET: This article has been updated with more interview details and additional context throughout.
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