NonilexOct 14, 2024

#JDVance & #MikeJohnson Offer #Unhinged Rewrite of How 2020 Went

2 of #Trump’s closest allies are #gaslighting people about the last #election.

#Republican leaders want you to ignore the evidence of your eyes & ears as they rewrite their narrative about the 2020 presidential election.

In the waning days leading into Election Day 2024, some of Trump’s closest allies are refusing to yield to the #truth: that #TrumpLost the last election….

#law #democracy #HarrisWalz2024
https://newrepublic.com/post/187134/jd-vance-mike-johnson-donald-trump-2020-election

JD Vance and Mike Johnson Offer Unhinged Rewrite of How 2020 Went

Two of Donald Trump’s closest allies are gaslighting people about the last election.

The New Republic
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On Sun, #ABCNews’s #MarthaRaddatz pressed #Republican VP nom #JDVance on why he wouldn’t admit that #Trump didn’t win during the last election.
“I’m just going to assume that if I asked you 50X whether he lost the election, you would not acknowledge that he did. Is that correct?” Raddatz asked.
“Martha, you ask this question, I’ve been asked this question 10X in the past couple of wks. Of course Donald Trump & I believe there were problems in 2020, you haven’t asked about inflation—”Vance began.
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“No, no, I’m sorry. Let’s stick to this. …—Why won’t you say that? Why won’t you say that?” Raddatz continued, attempting to hold #JDVance to the question as he bulldozed over her….

“Because Martha I believe that in 2020 when big tech firms were censoring American citizens, that created very serious problems…By the way Martha, you’re a journalist, you represent the American media. Look at the polling on this. A lot of Americans feel like they were silenced in the run-up to the 2020 election…”

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“If you—I just want to—but I don’t understand why you won’t just say that you believe it,” Raddatz interjected.

“Just say what? That I think the 2020 election had some problems? I’ve said that repeatedly,” #JDVance threw back.

“Did Donald #Trump lose? That’s the question, & you know that’s the question,” Raddatz said.

“Martha, I’ve said repeatedly that I think the 2020 election had problems.…” Vance said, returning to his talking point about FB’s alleged censorship.

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But #Trump’s right-hand man isn’t the only #MAGA ally to aggressively skirt a confession about the results of the 2020 election. Speaking with NBC News’s Meet the Press on Sunday, House Speaker #MikeJohnson couldn’t help but qualify his answer as to whether he would certify the results of the upcoming #election, regardless of who wins.

“Regardless of who wins, you’ll certify the results?” asked Kristen Welker.

#law #democracy
#VoteBlue #HarrisWalz2024

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“Regardless? Of course, yes, if the election is free & fair & legal, & we pray & hope that it is, there’s a lot of work being done to make sure that’s true. I think this one’s going to be so large there’ll be no question. I think…Trump is your next president, & that can’t happen soon enough,” #MikeJohnson said.

…Welker pointed out saying “if” the election is fair, + #Trump’s continued lack of a concession over the 2020 vote, was likely to undermine voter confidence in the upcoming #election….

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“The point is the process works. We have the peaceful transfer of power. We did in 2020,” #MikeJohnson said, conveniently ignoring the fact that an #armed & #violent mob stormed the Capitol on #Jan6 to try to prevent that transfer of power.

#law #democracy
#VoteBlue #HarrisWalz2024

Show threadTruth Or Consequences ✅ 🇺🇦Oct 14, 2024

@Nonilex

“The point is the process works. We have the peaceful transfer of power. We did in 2020,” Mike Johnson said.

Except, we DIDN"T have a peaceful transfer of power. Where was that little weasel Mickey?

Show threadRejinOct 14, 2024
@Nonilex After an attempted murder, no one says "The process works. The murder was prevented, lets move on." Instead they charge & incarcerate the person to punish them & prevent them from trying it again 🤔
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@Nonilex

You can't get straight answers from crooked people.