Earlier we reported on the fact that on a day that the nation needed a president that acted like a president in a national emergency. It was important stuff. But we left some other very important stuff, the actual self-absorption, left analyzed. It is time to start paying attention to what this man is saying because it’s not only wrong, it’s not only dangerously wrong, it’s becoming increasingly dangerous and wrong.
He actually got a decent ruling in Pennsylvania yesterday, one that might be overturned tomorrow after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has some turkey and goes back to work. But he got a ruling to stop certification. He might be feeling it in his bones now. He sees an opening (it’s not there.). He feels he can win if he just yells loud enough. It has always worked before!
He’s going all the way now. The election wasn’t just rigged in all the states he lost. No, now he’s talking nationally. He thinks it is impossible for “Sleepy Joe” to beat him that badly in the popular vote. From Mediaite:
In a Thursday morning Tweet, the president falsely stated that the popular vote total in excess of 80 million for President-elect Joe Biden could not possibly be accurate.
“Just saw the vote tabulations,” Trump wrote. “There is NO WAY Biden got 80,000,000 votes!!! This was a 100% RIGGED ELECTION.”
Right, he “just saw” the tabulations. Okay, Biff.
Just saw the vote tabulations. There is NO WAY Biden got 80,000,000 votes!!! This was a 100% RIGGED ELECTION.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 26, 2020 [1]
He is trying to kill democracy by casting doubt on our elections. Why would there be “no way” that Biden could get 80 million votes? The great thing about mail-in ballots is that more people vote. Everyone knows that when more people vote it always hurts Republicans. You’ve actually said that out loud, too. But that’s just the way it goes.
This is not something to be taken lightly. We are three weeks from the election, almost three weeks since it’s been called. States have certified their elections. How long can this go on? Because we know it’s about money more than anything and he just doesn’t care about the damage he’s doing to democracy. Plus, part of him still believes he can win.
We should probably point out again that our national emergency is about to get infinitely worse.
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Peace, y’all
Jason
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