Right-wing media are already claiming the 2024 election will be stolen

Right-wing media figures and allies of former President Donald Trump are laying the groundwork to claim that Democrats are scheming to steal the 2024 election. Some, like former GOP House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who proclaimed that Democrats “have passion for stealing” elections, raised the specter of voter fraud. Others have argued that Democrats will collude with federal law enforcement agencies and/or bring back COVID-19 precautions to “rig” the election. Some figures also dismissed the 91 criminal charges the former president faces as “election interference” and argued that Trump’s legal issues are simply Democrats’ latest scheme to interfere with the 2024 presidential election.