And once on stage, as usual, Trump falsely claimed that the 2020 election, which he lost, was “rigged.” The president also did not accurately cite his margin of victory in Alabama for any of the three general elections in which he was a candidate. In 2016, he defeated Hillary Clinton in Alabama by 28 percentage points -- 62.7% to 34.7%.

During Trump’s hour-long speech, he claimed the 2020 election was rigged, aired various grievances, and repeatedly praised Alabama’s football team.

President Donald Trump was addressing graduating students at the University of Alabama on Thursday, a visit that drew hundreds of protesters to an off-campus rally. Trump’s remarks in Tuscaloosa are the Republican president’s first address to graduates in his second term and come as he has been celebrating the first 100