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Donald Trump’s hour-long call to urge Georgia’s Republican secretary of state to “find 11,780 votes” sounded desperate and misleading.
the recording It was a disturbing insight into the state of mind of the president, apparently convinced by the many conspiracy theories about why he lost the election and was unwilling to hear the facts from members of his own party.
For weeks now, there have been reports that the president had accepted his electoral defeat behind closed doors, but kept spreading the narrative that he was robbed to save face and keep donations coming.
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Trump recorded pressuring election official
However, the conversation between Trump and Brad Raffensberger of Georgia indicated that he is still actively looking for ways to reverse the election. And the president’s veiled threat suggests he’s willing to play dirty.
With less than three weeks left for Joe Biden to take office, Trump’s behavior appears increasingly erratic and potentially dangerous.
Amid a flurry of tweets on Sunday, he urged supporters to gather in Washington DC for a protest march against the election result on Wednesday.
He tweeted: “I’ll be there. Historic day!”
But pro-Trump rallies that draw protesters to the capital threaten to turn violent, and members of right-wing armed groups have also pledged to attend.
Meanwhile, Republican lawmakers are adding fuel to Trump’s unfounded claims of a “rigged” election.
Wednesday’s protest coincides with a vote in Congress to certify Biden’s victory. It’s usually a ceremonial procedure, but a dozen Republican senators say they plan to object and are asking an election commission to conduct an emergency audit of the votes in the disputed states.
Vice President Mike Pence, who will preside over Wednesday’s vote, has also supported his challenge.
There is no credible evidence to support anything other than a decisive victory for Joe Biden and this latest move by Republican senators, led by Ted Cruz of Texas, will inevitably fail.
So why are these lawmakers planning to contest Wednesday’s vote? Do you really agree with this theory that the elections were cheated?
Joe Biden will take office in less than three weeks
Some of those who question the result are rising stars of the Republican Party and their move is seen as an attempt to win the favor of President Trump and his loyal fan base. Critics accuse them of putting their political ambition before their constitutional responsibility.
The allegations of fraud have been rejected by the former attorney general and election officials on both sides.
Court after court has ruled out legal challenges to Trump’s campaign, including the Supreme Court with its conservative majority.
Biden won by more than seven million votes nationally and got 74 more votes in polling stations than Trump, the same margin of victory that Trump repeatedly called a “landslide” when he favored him in 2016.
Protests from Trump supporters and challenges from Republican politicians will not change the outcome of the election.
Donald Trump will succeed, but it seems that Trumpism is here to stay. And his greatest legacy will likely be the erosion of trust in American democracy.
