As the President goes off-script … again … to discredit any opposition to his regime.
“In many places, like California, the same person votes many times,” the president explained. “You probably heard about that. They always like to say ‘Oh, that’s a conspiracy theory.’ Not a conspiracy theory, folks. Millions and millions of people. And it’s very hard because the state guards their records. They don’t want [you] to see it.”
Gee, you know who else has their head government leaders declaring that the opposition party is winning elections through massive fraud? Tin-pot dictatorships, right before they crack down on the press and and start throwing opposition politicians into jail.
Not that I think we’re there yet. But I have little doubt that if Trump could, that’s precisely what he’d be doing.
Please correct the abbreviation for California, and then delete this comment.
I agree with the President , California has to many illegals and don't go by the rules . I say if they Cheat on elections don't count ANY of there votes !
People can barely be assed to get out and vote once. Cheeto 45 really thinks "millions and millions" of people could be bothered to do it twice?
+Brian Fitzgerald Yeah, I noticed that. Unfortunately, it derives from NYMag's feed, not something I've done. I'll fix it in the mirror on my blog, though.
+Mary Winder Wow. You got an opinion, never mind facts. And English is not your native language. Are you allowed to vote?
+Mary Winder Except that there's precisely no evidence that the are "millions and millions" of people nationally, let alone in California, voting more than once.
Even just looking at the statistics, the number of votes cast in 2016 was about 57% of the number of eligible voters in California (lower than the national average). So you'd have to assume not only that miscreants in California were able to trivially and safely cast multiple ballots, without any detection, but that the overall voting numbers in California not double-voting were significantly below the national average.
Neither suggestion seems tenable.
The US as a banana republic has been the goal of the GOP since 09/14/1901, and in many ways, a return to how the 1% feel the country if not the world should be run.
Of the rich, for the rich, and by the rich.
NO.YOUR ilegitament
trump is the illegitamate one
Oh yeah just like you Trump who hides his tax records because you don’t pay hardly any taxes. Your the biggest Hypocrite this County has ever known. Plus the biggest liar on earth.
Typical truth-free rant from Trump. Shout about the illegal forces from outside trying to undermine the country, while fighting to prevent the investigation of his ILLEGAL election activities. Scare and frighten the dumb masses to hide the truth.
So how, exactly, is CA preventing this being checked? "They don’t want [you] to see it.” And why is that, one could wonder. Maybe because they know it is a trick to get hold of state voter records so they (GOP) can use them against whoever they want to. CA is not falling for that trick. Many states have given Orange Donald the finger over that ploy.
+Mary Winder Lady your just like Trump you have no idea zero idea of what your talking about.