Nov.10

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Trump Gon' Trump, Part I: Cue the Election Denial

It took a shade less than a week, but Donald Trump has moved on to his usual election denial. Here is what he posted to his social media site for sore losers on Monday morning:

Does anybody really believe that this "Election" was honest. How could the Polls be so wrong??? Some early voting "dumps" were so large that it was impossible to win, no matter how many people went to vote.

It's all about the machines, which are far more important than the voter! President DJT

Thereafter, he rage-posted a bunch of messages from people who ostensibly agree with him that the election was rigged.

And now, shall we shoot some fish in a barrel? Half a dozen ought to do it:

1. As per usual, Trump offered nary a shred of evidence in support of his claims.
   
   
2. If the evidence is so clear, how come it took Trump—always on the lookout for so-called "voter fraud"—nearly a week to figure it out?
   
   
3. That there could be such widespread fraud, enough to not only swing elections, but to do so in landslides, is beyond belief. In particular, consider Texas, where Republicans controlled all the election machinery, and had already shown a willingness to put their thumb on the scale as much as was possible (e.g., getting rid of polling places in blue-leaning parts of the state). Are/were Texas Republicans so incompetent that the Democrats managed to sneak well over a million fraudulent votes in right under their noses? Really?
   
   
4. This is Trump's third theory of what went wrong with the election in just 6 days (which works out to roughly ½ Zacharia per theory). The first theory was that Republicans lost because Trump bravely led the U.S. into the Iran War, unconcerned about the possible electoral costs. The second theory was the Republicans lost because Trump was not on the ballot. And now, the theory is electoral fraud.
   
   
5. This is a radical reversal of Trump's previous theory of how Democrats pull off their shenanigans. Back in 2020, he decreed that they padded the totals on Election Day, once they knew how many votes they needed. Now, his theory is that the rigged the elections before Election Day, by creating false ballots before the polls even opened that morning.
   
   
6. This is also a radical reversal of Trump's previous theory on polling. Back in 2020, when the polls underestimated his results, he declared that was proof that the polls were fake, and Democrats were manipulating those numbers to try to undermine his support and cost him the election. Now, in 2026, with the polls underestimating Democratic support, he's claiming that the polls are real, and are proof that the election results are fake.

Before the election, of course, Trump said that he was "absolutely willing" to accept Democratic wins, if the results were "honest." But in Trump's world, "honest Democratic win" is an oxymoron. Only a Republican can win honestly; a Democratic win is always proof of a dishonest election.

After The Donald uncorked his utterly ridiculous, utterly unsubstantiated claims, he was flayed by pundits and media figures across the spectrum. But the response that really stood out is this one (which we are leaving uncensored, since it was posted to a public platform):

For anyone who believes his bullshit, ask yourself, has he ever prosecuted ANYONE from the 2020 election???

NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

With the same voting machines that he is complaining about today, as he attempts to build the same narrative.

Any why not? Ask yourself honestly.

Why hasn't Trump, the President of the United States, with control of the DoJ, prosecuted anyone from the 2020 election?

That ought to make some of you very angry especially those of you who lost personal money, personal life relationships, and even went to prison for Trump as you fought against the 2020 election.

The real truth for the 2026 midterms is that something like 14 million Trump/Republican voters stayed home because, for multiple issues, they couldn't support Trump and Republicans anymore.

The polls weren't really wrong, the polls his team showed him knew they were going to lose but lied to him that it would be this bad.

Because his entire political team makes money off of rallies, fundraising, and everything to do with Trump involved in elections.

And if they had told him it was going this bad, for one he might have changed course, but two probably would not have gone out and done rallies everyday like they had him doing.

But really don't feel too sorry for him. His ego and pride are hurt and he knows the big Democrat victory is 100% on him. So this is another attempt to deflect any wrong going off of himself.

That is courtesy of... former representative Marjorie Taylor Greene. It is a strange world, indeed, when Marge Greene is the voice of reason.

Trump is going to continue to issue forth with his stupid prattle, since he cares nothing for evidence or for democracy, only for assuaging his hurt fee-fees. We take the position that it is now the duty of every media member who talks to any Republican politician currently in office (or about to assume office) to ask them: Do you agree with the President that the election was stolen? The American people, and these Republicans' constituents, have a right to know where they stand on that question. (Z)