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The United States 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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Sources show Donald Trump's side won all seven 2024 presidential swing states (Arizona completed the sweep), which is the most recent completed national election as of the check date.

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. AFP reporting republished by The Daily Star says Trump won Arizona in the 2024 election, completing a sweep of all seven swing states (Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, North Carolina, Nevada, Georgia, and Arizona).[2]

Supports. A Ground News aggregation of coverage similarly describes Trump's total sweep of the seven battleground states, including the Arizona call.[3]

Context. The Daily Star page carries a 2026 publication stamp but its content is dated November 2024, so it reports the 2024 presidential result, not the 2026 midterms.[2]

Context. The official 2026 Senate results and midterm pages show no completed swing-state results yet; the midterm vote is scheduled for November 3, 2026, so the most recent completed election is 2024.[1][4]

Context. The Reddit post repeats Trump's claim of winning all seven swing states but is not independent evidence and was not used to ground the verdict.[5]

Sources

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

  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, context
  3. 3Donald Trump wins Utah - Ground Newsground.news · not rated · cited for: supports
  4. 4Live Results and Map: 2026 US Midterm Elections | Key Races to Watchbloomberg.com · tier 2 · cited for: context
  5. 5Why do you think Trump thinks he won the popular vote by 86%?reddit.com · not rated · cited for: context

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