Jun 22, 2020:
Trump tweeted the following:
RIGGED 2020 ELECTION: MILLIONS OF MAIL-IN BALLOTS WILL BE PRINTED BY FOREIGN COUNTRIES, AND OTHERS. IT WILL BE THE SCANDAL OF OUR TIMES!
Source:
Parks, Miles. (June 22, 2020). "FACT CHECK: Trump Spreads Unfounded Claims About Voting By Mail". NPR. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
Read more about this on factcheck.org here.
Jun 20, 2020:
Trump held a campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma (view a transcript and watch the video here):
If the Democrats gain power, then the rioters will be in charge and no one will be safe and no one will have control.
We saved millions of lives. Now it's time, get back to work. [regarding the coronavirus]
Never kneel — we will stand proud and stand tall. [regarding NFL players kneeling in protest]
When you see those lunatics all over the streets, its damn nice to have arms...Our people are not nearly as violent, but if they ever were it would be a terrible, terrible day for the other side. [regarding protests and a reference to the Second Amendment]
And you know, we oughta do something, Mr. Senators, we have two great Senators [in the state of Oklahoma], we oughta come up with legislation that if you burn the American flag, you go to jail for one year.
Source:
Montanaro, Domenico. (June 20, 2020). "Trump Returns To Campaign Trail With A Familiar Message In A Changing World". NPR. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
Mason, Jeff; Brice, Makini. (June 20, 2020). "Trump slams protests, defends pandemic response as Tulsa crowd underwhelms". Reuters. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
Judd, DJ. (June 20, 2020). "Trump proposes making flag-burning illegal, calls it "desecration"". CNN. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
Read about concerns expressed by Oklahoma health officials prior to the Tulsa rally here:
Exclusive: Internal documents show officials waved red flags before Trump's Tulsa rally | The Hill
Commentary:
Regarding the coronavirus, Trump says "Now it's time, get back to work." Coronavirus cases are still spiking in several southern states, yet Trump continues to downplay the threat.
Trump said that "Our people are not nearly as violent." He's trying to portray "his people" as peace-loving and non-violent, yet many of "his people" are just as violent and maybe more. How about all of the alt-right groups that support Trump?
Consider the following:
- The KKK Crusader newspaper endorsed Trump in the 2016 election.
- Former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke has praised Trump on multiple occasions (David Duke praises Trump).
- On August 12, 2017, a white supremacist in Charlottesville drove his car into a crowd of people killing one woman and injuring 19 other people.
- The ChristChurch New Zealand shooter, Brenton Harrison Tarrant praised Trump calling him "a symbol of renewed white identity and common purpose".
Of course, Trump denounces these people and groups, but you can make the argument that they are still "his people" because they support Trump and they are inspired by what he stands for. It's crystal clear that people with "white nationalist" and "white supremacist" views are aligned with Trump, whether Trump likes it or not. Trump's words and actions incite and embolden these people.
Regarding violent people and "arms", Trump also says, "...but if they ["our people"] ever were it would be a terrible, terrible day for the other side."
Just what exactly does Trump mean by this? It sure sounds like he's trying to say that if "his people" ever got mad enough, they would gather up their massive arsenal of firearms and slaughter liberals by the thousands. This is something an immature adolescent boy would say, yet this this coming from the president of the United States.
Regarding sports protests and kneeling, and the burning of the American flag, Trump knows that these acts are allowed under our first amendment right of freedom of speech, right?
Jun 18, 2020:
In an interview with Politico, Trump
My biggest risk is that we don't win lawsuits [regarding mail-in ballots, absentee ballots, and related issues]. We have many lawsuits going all over. And if we don't win those lawsuits, I think — I think it puts the election at risk.
Regarding the following two questions, 1) Would a substantial amount of mail-in voting — which is widely expected because of coronavirus — cause him to question the legitimacy of the election? and 2) Would he accept the results no matter what?, Trump said:
Well, you can never answer the second question, right? Because Hillary kept talking about she's going to accept, and they never accepted it. You know. She lost too. She lost good.
Source:
Isenstadt, Alex. (June 19, 2020). "'My biggest risk': Trump says mail-in voting could cost him reelection". Politico. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
When Trump was interviewed by Harris Faulkner of Fox News on June 12, 2020, regarding leaving office if he doesn't win the election he said the following:
Certainly, if I don't win, I don't win...you go on, do other things.
Source:
Oprysko, Caitlin. (June 12, 2020). "Trump says he'll leave office peacefully if he loses in November". Politico. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
Commentary:
Regarding Trump saying he can "never answer the second question" as to whether he would accept the results of the election, this should cause great concern for every American.
Trump previously said that if he doesn't win his lawsuits, then the election is "at risk." What Trump is doing is preparing our country for the very real possibility that he won't accept the election results, that he will blame it on mail-in voting and other related issues, and that he might contest the result.
By the way, in 2016 Clinton conceded the election to Trump the day after the election.
Just sent petition to my US Senators and Representatives from New Mexico urging them to ensure early, in person voting and online, and/or online or in person voter registration verification, prior to, or same day of in person voting. If voting by mail, do so on first available date.
Above trump tweets/posts are just same lies/fantasies we've been numbed w/last 4 years. Dump trump.