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126 Republicans Back Trump’s Failed Lawsuit
More than 60% of House Republicans joined a failed Texas lawsuit asking the Supreme Court to overturn the election by blocking four states from casting electoral votes for President-Elect Joe Biden. It was a cowardly and anti-democratic move by Republicans in Congress who are unwilling to stand up to Trump and his MEGA mob of supporters who believe The Big Lie.
Trump Falsely Claims Election Victory
As election results are still being counted, Trump goes on TV to claim victory and repeats baseless voter fraud lies tweeting, “We are up BIG, but they are trying to STEAL the Election. We will never let them do it.” Since April of 2020, Trump has had over 150 false claims of fraudulent ballots or the alleged dangers of mail-in voting. His lies are repeated by rightwing media and his political allies.
Republicans Echo Trump’s Election Lies
Feeling threatened by the expected rise of mail-in votes due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Trump falsely claimed that the system is “rigged” and that it “doesn’t work out well for Republicans”. Trump and GOP leaders double down on lies about voter fraud to cast doubt on the authenticity of mail-in voting and even take steps to defund the USPS.