Repeats debunked election lies hours after inauguration

Hours after his inauguration, Trump repeated debunked lies about the 2020 election being "rigged" and falsely claimed he would have won California in an unscripted speech at the Capitol's Emancipation Hall. Trump falsely stated the 2020 election "was totally rigged" and claimed that if votes were counted accurately he would win California, despite losing the state by 3.2+ million votes. The 2020 election was not rigged—Trump's own attorney general and numerous judges concluded the election was fair, and election security officials labeled it "the most secure in American history." Trump revealed his inaugural address had been "sanitized" and that advisors had pleaded "Please, sir, don't say these things."

"was totally rigged" — Trump's false characterization of 2020 election at Emancipation Hall