The presumptive GOP nominee for president in 2024 is urging members of his party not to vote in upcoming major elections, calling it "the single most important thing for Republicans to do."
The comments come as part of a short statement issued on Thursday by former President Donald Trump regarding his baseless and unproven claims of election fraud in the 2020 presidential campaign.
"If we don't solve the Presidential Election Fraud of 2020 (which we have thoroughly and conclusively documented), Republicans will not be voting in '22 or '24," Trump said. It's not clear what impact a Republican boycott of voting could have, but it would most certainly tip the scales toward Democrats in tight races across the board in 2022 and signal another chaotic presidential campaign in 2024.
Joe Biden, who beat Trump in the 2020 presidential election, has signaled he will run again.
Trump, meanwhile, continues to hold campaign-style rallies while teasing a possible run for the White House in 2024.
The claims of election fraud from Trump and other prominent figures – many contend – led to the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, an event which Trump and many of his allies are facing litigation over while a House committee begins to issue subpoenas in preparation for hearings.
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