North Dakota Republican Governor Doug Burgum defended former President Donald Trump during an interview on Sunday over a variety of issues...
North Dakota Republican Governor Doug Burgum defended former President Donald Trump during an interview on Sunday over a variety of issues ranging from his stolen election claims to his recent criticized comments on the campaign trail.
Burgum, who endorsed Trump last week, made the remarks during an interview with Martha Raddatz on ABC News’ “This Week.”
When asked if he was endorsing Trump because he believes the former president has the best chance of uniting the country, Burgum highlighted the numerous crises that have unfolded under President Joe Biden and noted that things were largely better under Trump.
When pressed about Trump’s claims that the 2020 election was stolen, which Burgum has said in the past that he disagrees with, the governor pointed to “irregularities” that he said happened in 2020 but then made clear that he is “not saying” that the election was stolen.
“I know that we’ve got certainly irregularities,” said Burgum. “When we went through COVID, and had these mail-out ballots, that creates all kinds of opportunities for mischief. When you’re mailing out more ballots in a state than there are registered voters…”
Asked by Raddatz, “Do you think the election was stolen now, sir?” Burgum responded, “No, I’m not saying that. I’m saying that we have to, going forward, we have to make sure that Americans have confidence in these elections.”
Raddatz then pressed him on Trump’s new nickname for Haley, “Nimarata,” which is her birth name, adding that Trump has “reposted false conspiracy theories” that claim she’s not illegible to run due to her parent’s immigrant status despite being born in South Carolina. “Why do you think he is doing this?” Raddatz asked.
Burgum responded by saying name-calling and mockery in politics was “all in the norm” for the U.S. He also highlighted instances where Democrats have gotten personal with each other during their primaries and examples of Democrats making personal attacks against Trump.
When asked about recent comments that Trump has made on the campaign trail, which some have compared to gaffes that Biden routinely makes, Burgum said it’s easy to “use words that don’t fit into sentences,” but he believes that Trump is strong enough to be president and that Biden made significantly more mistakes.
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