Trump has already selected a scapegoat if the election doesn’t go his way

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. He’ll be looking for a job.” In private, Trump has said that the only reason he may lose is if Whatley fails in upholding “election integrity,” according to Axios. Under Whatley’s leadership, the RNC has sent Trump supporters to state offices on the county and secretary of state levels running paid poll workers programs, and the chair has hired attorneys, including Christina Bobb, who has spread false claims about the 2020 election. open image in gallery Trump has been laying the ground for challenges and blame in case he loses the election Trump aides Susie Wiles and Chris LaCivita told Axios that Whatley has done a “phenomenal job.” “President Trump and his team have the utmost confidence in Chairman Whatley and everything the RNC has done to win this election,” they added. In August, Trump said in Asheboro, North Carolina that “Our primary focus is not to get out to vote,” but instead to “make sure” that Democrats “don’t cheat, because we have all the votes you need.” There’s no evidence of widespread election fraud and officials called the 2020 election the “most secure in American history.”