Roger Stone, a staunch supporter of former President Donald Trump, said in an interview that aired Wednesday that Trump supporters should focus on the next election instead of the 2020 election. “I know this upsets a lot of Trump supporters. But the 2020 election is not going to happen again,” Stone said in an interview with The Epoch Times. “It’s not going to be dealt with.” “I would be more concerned about the integrity of the next election,” Stone added, saying a GOP-led Congress would likely investigate President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, and the FBI raid at Mar-a-Lago. Stone’s comments — first reported by the Daily Beast’s Zachary Petrizzo — are surprising, considering the role he played in spreading Trump’s baseless claims of widespread voter fraud after the 2020 election. The political strategist was questioned in December by the January 6 panel for 90 minutes, but refused to answer any questions. His text message exchanges with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, a Trump ally, have also been sent to the Jan. 6 committee. For his part, Trump has continued to push these baseless allegations of voter fraud. Stone has generally remained loyal to Trump, despite raging against Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and feuding with Jason Miller, another Trump ally. Stone, according to documentary footage obtained by the Washington Post, was also furious with Trump for not granting him a preemptive pardon. Stone’s comments come after several Trump allies appeared to waver on their support for the former president. Jones, for example, recently declared his support for Florida Gov. Ron DeSandis, saying the lawmaker is the person Trump “should be.” However, Jones has since tried to walk back his comments and sent an “urgent message” to the former president claiming he never “left him”. This month, Fox News host Laura Ingraham also said Americans are “exhausted” from political conflict and may feel it’s “time to turn the page” on Trump. There have also been rumors that billionaire Rupert Murdoch’s media empire may be turning against the former president. For example, the New York Post slammed Trump last month in a blistering editorial, calling him “unworthy to be the CEO of this country again.” Meanwhile, the Wall Street Journal, another Murdoch-owned publication, also called Trump “The President who stood still on January 6” while praising former Vice President Mike Pence. In July, Trump criticized “Fox & Friends,” a talk show under Murdoch’s Fox News empire that once held near-weekly conversations with Trump. In a post on Truth Social that same month, Trump also accused the show of going “to the dark side,” claiming without substantiation that they had “spoiled” the poll numbers “on purpose.” Stone’s representatives did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Insider.
