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Trump told people he would be "reinstated" as president by August 2021
Never delivered“Trump has been telling a number of people he's in contact with that he expects he will get reinstated by August.”
- Promised
- , Reported by New York Times correspondent Maggie Haberman, based on Trump's private conversations
- Stated deadline
- “by August” → August 1, 2021
- Overdue by
- 5 years, 1 month as of September 22, 2026
- Topic
- Elections
- Era
- Between terms
What happened
There is no constitutional mechanism for reinstating a president. August 2021 came and went with Joe Biden in office. The claim was tied to the Arizona "audit" and similar state reviews Trump was promoting, none of which changed a single certified result; the Cyber Ninjas review released in September 2021 actually found Biden with slightly more votes. The belief circulated widely among supporters and produced nothing.