Aaaah I see. Yes, I did not communicate this well. Apologies.
Yes, saying what he said made no logical strategic sense and I can see his handlers turning white and almost passing out when he said it.
We know there was no massive anti-fraud organization (or it would have been used to say this was the most secure election ever and endlessly cited by media and fact checkers) so I think the mis-speak excuse can be ruled out.
What’s left? Well, I see him shaking hands with the air... embarrassing himself at the Vatican, reminding himself to “salute the Marine”. I see him mistaking the VP for his wife, forgetting he’s president, and the list goes on...
I could be wrong, but I don’t think its far fetched to conclude he simply let the plan go. Said the quiet part out loud.
It was so unbelievable that he would do such a thing that no one took it seriously.
That’s my theory at least. You have a good point about not telling him about the “fix”. I sure wouldn’t have. That confounds me. Maybe he overheard the adults talking one night when they thought they had already put him to bed XD XD.
They didn’t have to address it even after the election, because they knew that demonizing anyone who suspected fraud, calling them ‘conspiracy theorists’, etc., would work splendidly - and it did.