Former President Donald Trump may be confident he's going to win the election and take back the White House, but those in his corner are preparing for things to go another way.
According to Axios, the Trump campaign sent an internal email to staff on Friday, privately acknowledged the possibility that Trump could lose the election.
"The matter-of-fact email comes as the Trump campaign is publicly projecting confidence, and promoting any polls that show Trump defeating Vice President Harris handily," Axios' Sophia Cai reported. "Trump himself has been quick to belittle unfavorable polls and has vowed that the only way he could lose is if Democrats cheat. He has laid the groundwork for legal challenges if things don't go his way."
The email, sent from co-campaign manager Susie Wiles, uses phrases like "should we be victorious," "regardless of the outcome of the election" and "God willing," while also preparing staff members to wind down the operation, per the report.
"Much of Wiles' email focused on the nuts and bolts of ending Trump's campaign apparatus — for good, or to become part of Trump's presidential transition and inauguration teams," Cai noted.
When asked about the email, a Trump spokesperson brushed it off, telling Axios that "Team Trump is taking the necessary steps to prepare for a successful transition back to the White House following President Trump's victory on Tuesday."
According to multiple nationwide polls, the race couldn't be closer. Neither Trump nor Vice President Kamala Harris have a clear advantage with most polls showing them in a dead heat.
At the first of four rallies on Monday, Trump told supporters in Raleigh, North Carolina he's planning on a victory.
"It's ours to lose," he said, per The Associated Press. "If we get everybody out and vote, there's not a thing they can do."
"This is really the end of a journey, but a new one will be starting and that's the one we've wanted to partake in, which is basically to make America great again," he added. "Together we will fight, fight, fight and win, win, win."