Joe Rogan asked Donald Trump for details about how 2020 was stolen. Then I could only laugh at the answer

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Joe Rogan laughed as he pressed former President Donald Trump for details about how the 2020 election was stolen.

The Republican nominee sat down for an interview with the No. 1 podcaster on Friday. The interview lasted three hours and delayed Trump's appearance later in the day in Traverse City, Michigan.

At some point, Trump and Rogan began discussing the 2020 election.

“I won by equal,” Trump said, “I lost by equal… I didn’t lose.”

Then Rogan could be seen laughing.

“They say I lost, Joe, they say I lost by 22,000 votes,” Trump continued. “That’s about a tenth of a percent, which is less. It's a tiny little thing. 22,000 votes spread over this period.

“Fifty-one intelligent agents are lying, they lied, they knew it was Hunter's, it was from his bed. They said it was created by Russia. Russia, Russia, Russia. It was the Russia hoax.”

This exchange came as Rogan continued to ask Trump for examples of how the 2020 election was “lopsided,” as Trump claimed.

“Well, let’s get started, let’s start at the top and with the easy ones. They were supposed to get approval from the legislature for the things they did, and in many cases they didn't get it. They didn’t get it,” Trump said.

Rogan asked about the “things,” and the Republican candidate could only say “everything.”

“For example, for an extension of the vote, for an earlier vote. All of these different things had to be approved by law. “You don’t have to go any further,” said the 78-year-old candidate.

“If you look at Wisconsin, they have basically admitted that the election was rigged, robbed and stolen. They did not allow access to the ballots in certain areas because the ballots were not signed. They weren't originals. They were – we could go into these things. We could get into the voting, or we could get into the overall standings. I’ll show you another way.”

The podcaster then asked Trump if he would ever present the evidence, Trump replied “um.” He then went on a rant about Russia and Hunter Biden's laptop.

Despite there being no evidence of mass voter fraud, Trump continues to claim the election was stolen. It has become the centerpiece of his campaign against Democratic rival Kamala Harris.

Earlier this month, Trump addressed his stolen election claims during a rally in Michigan, speaking shortly after Attorney General Jack Smith filed a federal criminal complaint against the former president accusing him of election interference.

“You know, last time, in the last election, we did great in 2016. A lot of people don’t realize that we did much better in 2020,” Trump told the crowd on Oct. 4. “We won, we won, we won. It was a rigged election, it was a rigged election.”

“You have to say Kamala Harris, that’s why I’m doing it again. If I thought I had lost, I wouldn't do it again. You know where I would be right now, maybe on the beaches of Monte Carlo, or having a nice life somewhere.