- Donald Trump has claimed that the 2024 Michigan Senate race, which saw Republican Mike Rogers narrowly lose, was "a rigged deal".
- The president made the baseless remark during an interview with Jake Sherman of Punchbowl News .
- Rogers lost to Democrat Elissa Slotkin by fewer than 20,000 votes, and the results were certified with no evidence of election fraud.
- Trump had previously made similar claims in January, telling Rogers that his election was rigged.
- Rogers has secured the Republican nomination for the 2026 Senate race and will face Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, whom Trump referred to by a different name during the interview.
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