Fox Host: Trump, By Saying Election Is Rigged, Seems To Be “Looking For An Exit Strategy”

Jon Scott: Trump Is “Sounding Like A Guy Who Doesn't Think He's Going To Win”

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From the August 3 edition of Fox News' Happening Now:

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JON SCOTT (HOST): But Matt, when [Donald Trump] started talking about the fact that he thinks the election is rigged, it starts sounding like a guy who doesn't think he's going to win and is looking for an exit strategy.

Previously:

Days After Conspiracy Theorist Asked Him To, Trump Worries “The Election Is Going To Be Rigged”

Fox Host Agrees With Trump That The Election Is “Rigged”: “It’s Already Happened, To A Certain Extent”

Bloomberg's Halperin: Trump “Plays Into A Fox News, Talk Radio Sensibility” When He Claims The Election Is Rigged