- Lara Trump says the Republican National Committee is working hard to address voter fraud before the next election.
- “We have lawsuits in 81 states right now,” Lara told Newsmax on Tuesday.
- The gaffe sparked many jokes from social media as well as from late night host Jimmy Kimmel.
Lara Trump may have made a simple mistake when she announced the Republican National Committee's approach to tackling voter fraud.
The newly elected GOP co-chair — who is married to former President Donald Trump's son, Eric — said in a… Newsmax interview On Tuesday, the Republican National Committee engaged poll watchers and attorneys to oversee and monitor the upcoming election.
“In addition to these poll workers, we will have attorneys at all the major polling sites across the country,” she told Newsmax host Eric Bolling.
During the interview, she also referenced lawsuits filed by the Republican National Committee, questioning the integrity of the election. Last month, the National Committee of the Communist Party He filed a lawsuit against the Michigan Secretary of StateJocelyn Benson, claiming that the state's voter rolls are inflated.
“We have lawsuits in 81 states right now,” Trump told Bolling.
But the United States only has 50 states.
Trump's gaffe prompted several Jokes On social media, some even offered comical explanations for why the United States might have 31 additional states that no one knows about yet.
“There may be 81 states in the future that are time travelers,” X user Mike Freeman said in a message. mail.
Late night host Jimmy Kimmel couldn't resist making fun of Lara Trump too when he referenced that moment in his speech Solo monologue Wednesday night.
“In 81 states! Not just Tennessee, 11 states, 12 states. West Dakota, southern Virginia. Indiana, Utah, you name it, they're suing,” Kimmel joked.
This is not the first time the new RNC chair has been criticized for her comments.
Earlier in April, she also made the claim Newsmax That no other president has been treated as badly as Donald Trump.
He was a former television news producer He was elected co-chair of the RNC In March, along with former North Carolina Republican Party Chairman Michael Whatley. She received a glowing endorsement from Donald Trump, who nominated her for the position.
“Lara is an extremely talented communicator and is committed to everything MAGA stands for,” the former president said of his “extremely talented daughter-in-law” in February.
This did not stop Lara Trump's critics from criticizing her. She responded last week when a viewer questioned her intelligence on her podcast.The right view with Lara Trump“.
“There's nothing stupid here, I did my research,” Lara said.
