Fox News anchor Chris Wallace took issue with President Trump’s early Wednesday morning remarks about winning the election even though the contest has yet to be called.
Making an appearance at the White House after 2 a.m. EST, the president said he believes he won the 2020 election, earning widespread criticism, including by the Fox News Sunday host, who also hosted the chaotic first presidential debate.
“This is an extremely flammable situation, and the president just threw a match into it,” Wallace said. “He hasn’t won these states. Nobody is saying he won the states. The states haven’t said that he’s won. This goes right back to what Joe Biden said, which is that the president doesn’t get to say that he’s won states, you know, the American people get to say it.”
Wallace also challenged Trump’s vow to go to the Supreme Court to stop the counting of ballots, saying it’s not a matter “the courts would allow.”
As of early Wednesday morning, several swing states have not yet been called, including Georgia, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Michigan. Neither Trump nor Democratic nominee Joe Biden has the 270 electoral votes to clinch victory.
