Donald Trump Continues Election Fraud Claims and Americans Are Sounding Off
11/18/2020 11:31 am EST
Lying
Many commenters were in awe of the president's outright lies on Twitter, completely contradicting the facts of the election. They questioned how he thought he could get away with saying things that are objectively not true.
Scoreboard
While Trump focused on the increased overall voter turnout in the 2020 election, commenters repeatedly reminded him of what really matters to the election results: the electoral college. None of the stories Trump focused on on Wednesday morning would have any impact on the electoral college, which awarded him 232 votes and Biden 306.
On Camera
Some Americans asked Trump to take his angry outbursts to the TV screen rather than Twitter, wanting to at least see his emotional reactions play out in person. Some seemed to joke that this would impact the president negatively in the public eye.
Election Officials
Some people raised genuine concerns about how Trump's rhetoric would impact the election officials he was referring to, claiming that they had "stolen" the election. They wondered if there were measures in place for law enforcement to provide protection to those poll workers.
While Trump's tweets are still getting fact-check blurbs added to them where applicable, many users complained that Twitter itself is still not doing enough. In places where Trump outright lied that he "won the election," followers called on Twitter executives to take further action to stop him from stirring up confused supporters.
Mood
Noting the angry tone of Trump's rhetoric over the last few weeks, some Twitter users were also concerned about what the president might do with his executive power while he is distressed. Some even questioned if it was wise for him to be commander-in-chief of the military from now until the inauguration in January.
Speaking to No One
While some Americans were concerned about how Trump's supporters would respond to his rhetoric, others were confident that no one is listening to him anymore. They joked that he is now tweeting into thin air, and might as well be reciting his conspiracy theories to the server at a fast food drive thru.
Decorum
As is often the case, some Twitter users compared Trump's rhetoric to that of presidents in the recent past, noting how far American political discourse has fallen. One person even responded to Trump's tweet on Wednesday with a picture of a letter sent from defeated President George H.W. Bush to the new elected President Bill Clinton in 1993.
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