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Donald Trump won all seven swing states in the most recent election.

Posted by Badlands Media, Checked

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Badlands MediaOct 15, 2026
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Trump's 2024 sweep of all seven swing states is supported by an AFP report and a fact-check of his TIME interview, and no source contradicts it.

What was said

… So I just thought I'd explain that little story. I think it's a cute story, but there's great generosity in the world, because you know what? We're the hottest country anywhere in the world now. We're the hottest country anywhere in the world. We won all seven swing states. We won Arizona by the largest margin. Think of it. We won Arizona in a landslide, the largest number of votes ever gotten. Just give some of them to Andy, please. Would you give some of those votes to Andy? …
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What we found

Supports. An AFP report carried by The Daily Star states that Trump won Arizona, completing a sweep of all seven swing states (Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, North Carolina, Nevada, Georgia, and Arizona) in the 2024 presidential election.[2]

Supports. A fact-check of Trump's TIME interview rates his statement that he won all seven swing states as accurate ('he did win all seven swing states'), while flagging his separate claims about counties and the popular vote as overstated.[3]

Context. The 2026 midterm sources describe upcoming races and do not bear on whether Trump won all seven swing states in 2024, which is the most recent presidential election as of the post date.[1][4][5][6]

Sources

6 sources: 1 fact-checker, 3 not rated, 2 tier 1

  1. 12026 U.S. Senate Election Resultsapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
  2. 2Trump wins all 7 swing statesthedailystar.net · not rated · cited for: supports
  3. 3Fact-Checking What Donald Trump Said in His Latest ...ca.news.yahoo.com · not rated · cited for: supports
  4. 4US midterm elections results 2026 - BBC Newsbbc.com · tier 1 · cited for: context
  5. 5Inside Trump's red state blitz to stave off a Democratic midterm sweepthehill.com · tier 1 · cited for: context
  6. 6Factbox-Six things to watch as US voters decide control of Congressrmb.reuters.com · not rated · cited for: context

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