WaPo on Trump’s latest comments, and it seems like he seems like he’s saying two contradictory things:

Donald Trump said Thursday that he would accept the results of the presidential election “if I win,” but he doubled down on his threat to legally challenge the results if he loses.

“America is a constitutional republic with a system of laws. These laws are triggered in the case of fraud or in the event of a recount where it is needed. Of course, I would accept a clear election result, but I would also reserve my right to contest or file a legal challenge in the case of a questionable result. Right?” Trump said at a Thursday afternoon rally at the Delaware County fairgrounds in this town just north of Columbus.

Trump opened his rally by making a “major announcement” and, at first, it sounded as though he might soften the stance he took during the final presidential debate on Wednesday night in Las Vegas, when he refused to say that he would accept the results of the election — a stance that even his staff members have declined to back.

“Ladies and gentlemen, I want to make a major announcement today: I would like to promise and pledge to all of my voters and supporters, and to all of the people of the United States, that I will totally accept the results of this great and historic presidential election — if I win,” Trump said, as the crowd cheered.

Trump said that he will follow all laws and traditions but that he would not give up his right to legally challenge the results if he believes that voter fraud swayed the results. He suggested that it was unfair for the debate moderator to ask him to commit to accepting the results of the election.

“That was sort of an unprecedented question,” Trump said. “If Al Gore or George Bush had agreed three weeks before the election to concede the results and waive their right to a legal challenge or a recount, then there would be no Supreme Court case and no Gore v. Bush,” Trump said. He added, “In effect, I’m being asked to waive centuries of legal precedent designed to protect the voters.

I wonder if the “if I win” was the unscripted Trump and the rest was written by the campaign.