Donald Trump told reporters in Ireland that he won three times.
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Letters from an AmericanSep 13, 2026
Multiple sources report Trump saying in Ireland that he 'won three times' and 'didn't win twice,' so the act of saying it is documented.
What was said
… Republicans, the conservative jurist wrote, the Republican Party in particular must finally loose the chains of its political and moral enslavement to Donald Trump and separate itself from the MAGA political party cult. Today in Ireland, where he traveled for the Irish Open at his golf club in Dunbeg, Trump told reporters, We had a rigged election, as you know. It was totally rigged because I won three times. I didn't win twice. I won three times. Letters from an American was written and read by Heather Cox Richardson. It was produced at Soundscape Productions, Dana, Massachusetts, recorded with music composed by Michael Moss.
Letters from an American · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. HuffPost's live updates quote Trump on the sidelines of the Irish Open in Doonbeg saying 'we had a rigged election... Because I won three times, I didn't win twice. I won three times.'[3]
Supports. A transcript of Trump's September 12, 2026 remarks in Dublin contains the same wording: 'I didn't win twice, I won three times,' following the rigged-election remark.[4]
Supports. Heather Cox Richardson's September 12 post quotes Trump telling reporters in Ireland 'Because I won three times. I didn't win twice. I won three times.'[5]
Context. FactCheck.org rates Trump's repeated claim that he 'won three times' in 2020 as a baseless allegation, and Snopes notes he repeated the claim on Sept. 9, 2026. This bears on the truth of the assertion, not on whether he made it.[1][2]
Sources
5 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 tier 2, 2 not rated
- 1FactChecking Claims from Trump’s Midterm Ralliesfactcheck.org · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2Did Trump's AI tool say he lost the 2020 election, contradicting his claims that he won?snopes.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3www.huffpost.com › entry › live-updates_n_6a9fcd46e4Trump Visits Ireland, Putin Warns Europe Against Sending ...huffpost.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 4Transcript: President Trump Remarks in Dublin, Ireland – Sep 12, 2026singjupost.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5September 12, 2026 - by Heather Cox Richardson - Substackheathercoxrichardson.substack.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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