Trump says will respect US midterm results 'if they're honest'

President Donald Trump said Tuesday at Joint Base Andrews near Washington that he would respect the U.S. midterm election results “if they’re honest,” as he headed to Texas for a campaign trip. He also said he would work out deals with Democrats if Republicans lose control of Congress, citing his veto power. Trump has intensified unsupported voter-fraud claims as polls show Republicans could lose control of Congress, and critics fear he may challenge the results.

Trump said he hoped Republicans would retain control of the House and Senate but acknowledged that divided government had occurred under other presidents.

He said Venezuela would give him a tanker carrying one million barrels of oil during his Texas visit.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio was set to accompany Trump on the trip, which the article described as a rare campaign-trail appearance for Rubio.

Trump offered a $1 million cash reward Monday for information leading to voter-fraud convictions.

After losing the 2020 presidential election to Joe Biden, Trump encouraged protesters who attacked the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, in an effort to stop the final election certification.

Published Oct 28, 2026 2:18 am KST

President Donald Trump waves while boarding Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Tuesday. AP-Yonhap

JOINT BASE ANDREWS — President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would respect the results of the U.S. midterm elections "if they're honest," in what appeared to be a fresh bid to sow doubt ahead of next week's crucial vote.

Trump has ramped up his baseless, years-old claims of mass voter fraud as polls show Republicans could lose control of Congress in Tuesday's elections.

"I will, if they're honest elections," Trump told reporters when asked if he would respect the results of the midterms, as he headed on a campaign trip to Texas.

The 80-year-old president also gave a guarded pledge to work with the rival Democrats if Republicans lose their grip on the House of Representatives and Senate.

"We'll figure a way. Look, I have strong veto. I hope that that won't be the case, but if it is, that's happened before with many presidents," Trump said at Joint Base Andrews near Washington.

"You have strong veto, and you end up working on deals."

Republicans fear a Democrat "blue wave" in the midterms as voters punish them over inflation stoked by oil prices that have soared since Trump launched his war on Iran.

Trump has held near-daily rallies across the United States over the past month to increase turnout among his MAGA base, saying he is the only one who can stave off defeat.

His third visit to Texas in the past month reflects those concerns, with polls showing a close senate race in a state that has been solidly Republican for more than 30 years.

Trump said that in Texas on Tuesday he would receive a "gift" from Venezuela -- whose leader Nicolas Maduro was toppled in a U.S. military operation in January -- of a tanker containing one million barrels of oil.

He will be accompanied by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a Latin America-hawk who is making a rare foray onto the campaign trail ahead of what many believe will be a presidential run in 2028.

But Trump has in recent days also stepped up the voter fraud allegations that have obsessed him since he lost the 2020 U.S. presidential election.

After his loss to Joe Biden, Trump stoked up protesters who then attacked the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 in a bid to stop the final election certification.

Some critics now fear Trump is paving the way to challenge the results of the midterms, or even bring in some kind of emergency powers.

Trump on Monday offered a $1 million cash reward for anyone with information leading to convictions for voter fraud.

周二，唐纳德·特朗普总统在华盛顿附近的安德鲁斯联合基地表示，如果中期选举结果“公正”，他将尊重选举结果。随后，他前往德克萨斯州进行竞选活动。他还表示，如果共和党失去对国会的控制权，他将利用自己的否决权与民主党达成协议。随着民调显示共和党可能失去对国会的控制权，特朗普加大了对选民舞弊的指控力度，批评人士担心他可能会挑战选举结果。

特朗普表示，他希望共和党能够继续控制众议院和参议院，但也承认在其他总统执政期间也出现过政府分裂的情况。

他说，委内瑞拉将在他访问德克萨斯州期间给他一艘载有100万桶石油的油轮。

国务卿马可·卢比奥将陪同特朗普出访，文章称这是卢比奥罕见的竞选活动亮相。

特朗普周一悬赏100万美元现金，征集能够帮助定罪选民欺诈行为的信息。

在 2020 年总统大选中输给乔·拜登后，特朗普鼓励抗议者于 2021 年 1 月 6 日袭击美国国会大厦，试图阻止最终的选举结果认证。

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周二，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普在马里兰州安德鲁斯联合基地登上空军一号时挥手致意。（美联社-韩联社）

安德鲁斯联合基地——唐纳德·特朗普总统周二表示，如果美国中期选举结果“诚实”，他将尊重这些结果。这似乎是在下周的关键投票前，再次试图散布怀疑。

随着民调显示共和党可能在周二的选举中失去国会控制权，特朗普加大了对大规模选民舞弊毫无根据、由来已久的指控力度。

“如果选举公正，我会的。”特朗普在前往德克萨斯州进行竞选之旅时，被问及是否会尊重中期选举结果时告诉记者。

这位 80 岁高龄的总统还谨慎地承诺，如果共和党失去对众议院和参议院的控制权，他将与民主党对手合作。

“我们会找到办法的。你看，我有很强的否决权。我希望不会出现这种情况，但如果真的发生了，很多总统都遇到过这种情况，”特朗普在华盛顿附近的安德鲁斯联合基地说道。

“你拥有强大的否决权，最终却不得不参与交易。”

共和党人担心，由于特朗普发动对伊朗战争以来油价飙升，导致通货膨胀加剧，选民可能会因此惩罚共和党，从而在中期选举中掀起民主党的“蓝色浪潮”。

过去一个月，特朗普几乎每天都在美国各地举行集会，以提高其“让美国再次伟大”（MAGA）支持者的投票率，并声称只有他才能避免败选。

他上个月第三次访问德克萨斯州，这反映了人们的担忧，民调显示，在这个30多年来一直是共和党铁票仓的州，参议院的竞选形势非常胶着。

特朗普表示，周二在德克萨斯州，他将收到委内瑞拉赠送的一份“礼物”——委内瑞拉领导人尼古拉斯·马杜罗于今年1月在美国的军事行动中被推翻——一艘装有100万桶石油的油轮。

他将由国务卿马可·卢比奥陪同，卢比奥是一位对拉丁美洲持鹰派态度的官员，他罕见地涉足竞选活动，许多人认为他将在 2028 年竞选总统。

但近几天来，特朗普也加大了对选民舞弊的指控力度，自他在 2020 年美国总统大选中落败以来，这些指控一直困扰着他。

在败给乔·拜登后，特朗普煽动抗议者，这些抗议者于 2021 年 1 月 6 日袭击了美国国会大厦，试图阻止最终的选举认证。

一些批评人士现在担心，特朗普正在为挑战中期选举结果，甚至动用某种紧急权力铺路。

特朗普周一悬赏100万美元现金，奖励任何提供信息并最终促成选民欺诈罪定罪的人。