In a recent interview with Univision Noticias, former President Donald Trump made a striking claim regarding the number of votes he received in the 2020 election, asserting that he garnered 75 million votes and suggesting that this figure could be nearly doubled or tripled based on “the real — the feeling.” The interview, conducted by Enrique Acevedo, covered a range of topics, but Trump’s responses were notably lengthy and meandering, characteristic of his conversational style.
During the interview, Trump delved into the topic of President Joe Biden’s electoral victory, characterized by both popular and electoral vote landslide, a fact repeatedly affirmed by state officials, including those from Trump’s own party. This victory forms the backdrop for numerous felony charges against Trump, prompting a passionate response from him as he ranted about the indictments.
Trump’s emphasis during the interview centered on his claimed 75 million votes, a figure that is slightly inaccurate (closer to 74 million), while Biden secured over 81 million votes. The former president then made a somewhat vague assertion about potentially doubling or tripling the vote count “in terms of the real — the feeling,” leaving the meaning of this statement open to interpretation.
In the midst of discussing the legal challenges he faces, Trump contended that he, as a popular and successful president, should not be subjected to investigations targeting him for electoral gain. He accused these legal actions, including indictments, of being a form of “weaponization” orchestrated to influence elections. Trump asserted that such tactics, aimed at a sitting president who had performed well and enjoyed popularity, are unacceptable to the people.
This interview captured Trump’s complex narrative, blending discussions of electoral numbers, legal challenges, and his perception of the motivations behind investigations, all underscored by his distinctive conversational style and penchant for dramatic language.
What they’ve done is they’ve released the genie out of the box. You understand that They’ve done something that nobody thought would happen. They’ve taken a president who is very popular. I got 75 million votes, much more than that. I believe no president’s ever gotten that many votes and they’ve taken that number of people. And I think you can double it or almost you can triple it in terms of the real the feeling.
You can’t do that. You can’t go after people. You know, when you’re president and you’ve done a good job and you’re popular, you don’t go after them so you can win an election. They’ve done indictments in order to win an election. They call it weaponization, and the people aren’t going to stand for it.
