WASHINGTON: “An obese turtle on its back flailing in the blazing sun, realizing that its time is up.” With these scorching words, the largely liberal American media dumped Donald Trump into the dustbin of history – not that he is expected to disappear.
CNN host Anderson Cooper’s coup, which led to the #ObeseTurtle expression trending on social media, came shortly after the 45th president of the United States unleashed a cascade of lies, falsehoods and hissing by incendiary dogs in the White House meeting room when it became clear that he was going to lose the presidential election.
So frankly false and incendiary were the comments that the television networks turned away from the spiel even as Trump dumped not only the media and big technology, whom he blamed for his defeat, but the entire electoral process itself. , because I was not going. in accordance with his plan to disenfranchise by mail, which came in large numbers due to the coronavirus pandemic.
By alleging “historic interference in the elections by big media, big money and big technology,” Trump vowed to litigate the process to the end, taking it to the Supreme Court, which is believed to have been rigged in his favor.
“There is tremendous litigation. And this is a case where they are trying to steal an election. They are trying to rig an election. We cannot allow that to happen,” Trump said, ending his 17-minute harangue with stating that the issue “It will end up perhaps in the highest court in the country” and “ultimately, I have a feeling that the judges will have to fail.”
Courts at the state level have rejected the efforts of Trump’s henchmen to halt vote counting, and the Supreme Court has shown no inclination to overturn lower court rulings or interfere with the process, leaving a frustrated president to present the case before the court of public opinion. that the Democrats are stealing elections and cheating the public.
But the “facts” he gathered to defend his case were questionable in many cases, including his claim that the voting apparatus in all swing states is run by Democrats. In fact, Georgia and Arizona, among the disputed states, have Republican governors, and there are Republican officials and ground operatives even in Democratic-controlled states that oversee the count alongside their Democratic counterparts.
A sullen Trump walked away after his rant without answering questions, but in live studios outside the White House, presenters and talking heads took a shot at the president calling him a liar and a racist who was intent on fanning the flames of hatred and hate. division with your ego. triumph over the democratic process. Newspapers used “Trump lies” in their headlines after four years of restraint during which they reported thousands of untruths by the US president, but still treated the presidency with some respect.
In fact, Twitter repeatedly pointed out his falsehoods on Thursday, prompting the president to have a meltdown over “big technology”, hitting with “big media.”
“Twitter is out of control, thanks to the government’s gift of Section 230.” Trump tweeted at 3 a.m. Friday even as his henchmen urged his base to leave Twitter and join Parler, a new rival platform favored by some of his followers.
CNN host Anderson Cooper’s coup, which led to the #ObeseTurtle expression trending on social media, came shortly after the 45th president of the United States unleashed a cascade of lies, falsehoods and hissing by incendiary dogs in the White House meeting room when it became clear that he was going to lose the presidential election.
So frankly false and incendiary were the comments that the television networks turned away from the spiel even as Trump dumped not only the media and big technology, whom he blamed for his defeat, but the entire electoral process itself. , because I was not going. in accordance with his plan to disenfranchise by mail, which came in large numbers due to the coronavirus pandemic.
By alleging “historic interference in the elections by big media, big money and big technology,” Trump vowed to litigate the process to the end, taking it to the Supreme Court, which is believed to have been rigged in his favor.
“There is tremendous litigation. And this is a case where they are trying to steal an election. They are trying to rig an election. We cannot allow that to happen,” Trump said, ending his 17-minute harangue with stating that the issue “It will end up perhaps in the highest court in the country” and “ultimately, I have a feeling that the judges will have to fail.”
Courts at the state level have rejected the efforts of Trump’s henchmen to halt vote counting, and the Supreme Court has shown no inclination to overturn lower court rulings or interfere with the process, leaving a frustrated president to present the case before the court of public opinion. that the Democrats are stealing elections and cheating the public.
But the “facts” he gathered to defend his case were questionable in many cases, including his claim that the voting apparatus in all swing states is run by Democrats. In fact, Georgia and Arizona, among the disputed states, have Republican governors, and there are Republican officials and ground operatives even in Democratic-controlled states that oversee the count alongside their Democratic counterparts.
A sullen Trump walked away after his rant without answering questions, but in live studios outside the White House, presenters and talking heads took a shot at the president calling him a liar and a racist who was intent on fanning the flames of hatred and hate. division with your ego. triumph over the democratic process. Newspapers used “Trump lies” in their headlines after four years of restraint during which they reported thousands of untruths by the US president, but still treated the presidency with some respect.
In fact, Twitter repeatedly pointed out his falsehoods on Thursday, prompting the president to have a meltdown over “big technology”, hitting with “big media.”
“Twitter is out of control, thanks to the government’s gift of Section 230.” Trump tweeted at 3 a.m. Friday even as his henchmen urged his base to leave Twitter and join Parler, a new rival platform favored by some of his followers.
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