Former White House Communications Director Alyssa Farah is speaking out about the 2020 presidential election, bluntly saying President Donald Trump lied to the American people about it.
Farah was asked directly if she will say that “Donald J. Trump lied to the American people,” to which she responded during Friday’s CNN “New Day” interview, “He did, on the election.” Following Election Day, Trump continued to push unsubstantiated claims of widespread voter fraud.
“People around him, we know better,” she continued, adding, “We knew that it was a stunt to carry this on for days longer.”
Farah, who resigned in December of 2020, commended Vice President Mike Pence for his actions this week as President-elect Joe Biden’s win was cemented.
After expressing praise for the Trump administration’s accomplishments, Farah said she could not “influence outcomes when this runaway train of ‘the election was stolen’ got wind underneath it. That’s when it was time for me to step down.”
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.@JohnBerman: "Will you say that … Donald J. Trump lied to the American people?"
— CNN This Morning with Audie Cornish (@CNNThisMorning) January 8, 2021
Former White House Communications Director Alyssa Farah: “He did, on the election … We knew that it was a stunt to carry this on for days longer.”https://t.co/bhtQcFQydj pic.twitter.com/lxzR9vM6wg
When asked if she would feel safer if Trump would resign, Farah responded, “I think it’s something that he should seriously consider.”
She continued, “I don’t think that when you’ve got just a number of days left there’s any need to carry on the kind of charade of an impeachment, the people’s house needs to get back to work.”
“We need to get aid to tens of millions of Americans,” Farah added. “But listen, I think that Vice President Pence has stepped in as the real leader, getting the National Guard during this crisis that unfolded.”
Farah said what occurred at the U.S. Capitol — when Trump supporters stormed the building — is “not representative of who America is.”
The former White House aide also said that she would not support Trump if he ran for president in the future.
Trump acknowledged “a new administration will be inaugurated on Jan. 20,” in a video posted to Twitter on Thursday evening. He said on Friday that he will not be attending Biden’s inauguration.
