President Donald Trump fired off a number of conspiracy theories Tuesday about Wisconsins Democratic-backed effort to adjust its primary election in light of the coronavirus pandemic, claiming it was all a plot to stifle Republicans .

At his daily briefing on the COVID-19 pandemic, Trump falsely claimed that the states Democrats spent Monday trying to change Tuesdays election into an extended mail-ballot-only election in reaction to Trump endorsing a conservative judge for the states Supreme Court.

The Wisconsin Democrats say, Oh, lets move the election to two months later, Trump said. They didnt mind having the election until I endorsed him, which is very interesting. And now they talk about all safety, safety. Well, it was 15 minutes after I put out an endorsement that they said we have to move the election. They didnt want to move the election before.

Trumps version of events is false. Democrats filed their lawsuit to ask for election changes on March 18. That was weeks before Trump made the endorsement Monday, which is when Gov. Tony Evers (D) unsuccessfully tried to resuscitate the effort in a special session of the Republican-controlled Legislature.