Daily Kos reports that a week after Republicans lost their House and Senate majorities in the 2026 midterms, President Trump began questioning the results on Truth Social, asking "Does anybody really believe that this Election was honest" and blaming voting machines, despite having told The New York Times on election night he was "absolutely willing" to accept the results. Daily Kos calls the claims false, argues that refuting them risks legitimizing the conspiracy theory, warns Trump may direct federal agencies or MAGA allies to act on them, and notes Mike Lindell and Eric Daugherty amplifying the stolen-election message while Daily Kos writes Sean Spicer's no-unrest defense may have been premature.