6 things Trump says at his rallies and what they really mean

Former President Donald Trump loves acronyms, but his catchphrases have become increasingly varied. These new slogans often package massive policy proposals and talking points into a couple of words — and Trump often uses them with little context.

These sayings offer a glimpse into the former president’s goals and priorities this election year.

Here are six of Trump’s most common catchphrases and where they come from:

Too Big to Rig

Trump still falsely maintains that Democrats stole the presidential election in 2020 through voter fraud. However, Trump is now promoting mail-in ballots and voter registration, both of which he criticized Democrats for in 2020, in order to make his margins “Too Big to Rig.”

Trump lost the 2020 election in margins in the thousands in several crucial swing states, but he believes that Democrats cannot “rig” the 2024 election if enough Republicans show up to the ballot box in November. Proven instances of election fraud are rare in U.S. elections.

The “Too Big to Rig” phrase now takes up prime real estate on political signs at Trump’s rallies, a reminder to his fiercely loyal supporters of the importance of voting.

Swamp the Vote

Used in conjunction with “Too Big to Rig,” “Swamp the Vote” calls for Trump supporters to vote en masse.

The initiative, officially titled Swamp the Vote USA, encourages voters to vote absentee, by mail, early in person, or on Election Day.

“If we swamp them, they can’t cheat, it just doesn’t work out,” Trump said in a June 4 video posted to his account on Truth Social, Trump’s social media website.

“Swamp” is a particularly notorious term for Trump, who ran in 2016 on the campaign promise of “Draining the Swamp” of special interests in the federal government. The word