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Trump thread #109 Election Part 3 and off he goes with a trumpety trump?

966 replies

freddosfrogs · 05/11/2020 10:54

We can but hope!

What will happen in AZ, PA and GA next?

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RedToothBrush · 05/11/2020 23:35

Nate Cohn @Nate_Cohn
With Trump's lead under 80k votes, we're now at the point where the Philadelphia absentees alone will close basically all of the rest of the gap and potentially all of it, depending on exactly how many are left to be counted

RedToothBrush · 05/11/2020 23:36

So will Trump call for violence.... ?

SanFranBear · 05/11/2020 23:36

And I guess I meant the volume of his challenges... every state which has yet to be called has something from the Grump campaign to try and discredit the results. It's pretty disgusting!

MerchantOfVenom · 05/11/2020 23:36

Yes, 2000 took over a month, and it ended up really just being on state that was contested.

Who knows how long this one could go on for.

SanFranBear · 05/11/2020 23:36

Grump was a typo - but could be true... guess we'll see shortly!

MerchantOfVenom · 05/11/2020 23:37
  • One state
StirlingFloss · 05/11/2020 23:37

CNN just pointed out that if he calls for them to "stop the count"
(as per his ALL CAPS tweet earlier), then Biden would win the election!

BlueCatRedCat · 05/11/2020 23:38

Trump live on CNBC Youtube channel here:

RedToothBrush · 05/11/2020 23:39

www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-05/trump-s-special-treatment-on-twitter-would-end-with-biden-win?sref=dZ65CIng
Trump’s Special Treatment on Twitter Would End With Biden Win

As U.S. president, Donald Trump receives special treatment from Twitter Inc. when he violates the company’s rules around offensive or misleading content. That exemption will end in January if he loses the presidency.

The social network treats transgressions from world leaders differently than those from regular users, and often leaves up tweets that violate its content policies, adding a warning instead of forcing users to delete the posts. This is part of Twitter’s philosophy that people should be able to hear from world leaders even when they share controversial posts because their messages are inherently newsworthy.

But former world leaders aren’t protected under that policy. High-profile politicians no longer in office like former U.S. President Barack Obama are treated like regular users if they violate Twitter’s rules, which prohibit messages that include hate speech or posts that glorify violence or contain certain types of false information, like dangerous health-related misinformation.

Trump will fall into the “former” group if he leaves office in January, Twitter confirmed. If that happens, breaking one of Twitter’s rules means his tweets may be removed entirely instead of labeled. He could also rack up “strikes” for multiple violations, which would increase the severity of punishment issued from the company, and could lead to temporary account freezes, suspensions or even a permanent ban.

RedToothBrush · 05/11/2020 23:43

Vincent Lee @Rover829
Reuters: U.S. OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL HAS OPENED AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN'S USE OF WHITE HOUSE FOR CAMPAIGN-RELATED ACTIVITIES TO SEE IF FEDERAL LAW HAS BEEN VIOLATED -CONGRESSMAN

TheClaws · 05/11/2020 23:43

Happy to report I reported Steve Bannon on Twitter (and the FBI) and helped get him suspended. He had shared a particularly vile tweet about wanting top brass' heads on pikes (with video). Within 10 minutes his whole account was disabled. Grin

Roussette · 05/11/2020 23:45

I honestly think.... don't want to sound dramatic... but the next few minutes when he walks up to that lectern will be the stuff of history and books written, films made and could be really bad for the US.

Roussette · 05/11/2020 23:45

TheClaws I heard about that, well done!

Flavabobble · 05/11/2020 23:46

CNN are predicting he’ll claim he’s been cheated.

DeRigueurMortis · 05/11/2020 23:46

Here we go....

RedToothBrush · 05/11/2020 23:46

@Roussette

I honestly think.... don't want to sound dramatic... but the next few minutes when he walks up to that lectern will be the stuff of history and books written, films made and could be really bad for the US.
It will be how he's remembered in no small amount... no doubt.
chomalungma · 05/11/2020 23:46

Here he comes

LethargicLumpOfLockdownLard · 05/11/2020 23:47

He'd better hurry up, I need to get to bed soon!

TokyoSushi · 05/11/2020 23:48

They're literally going to have to drag him out aren't they?! 😳

ICouldHaveCheckedFirst · 05/11/2020 23:48

"if you count the legal votes, I win"

Butterer · 05/11/2020 23:48

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LethargicLumpOfLockdownLard · 05/11/2020 23:49

Ohh, my toes are curling...

RedToothBrush · 05/11/2020 23:49

If you count the Legal vote I have won.
Its the illegal votes
Steal the election
I've also decisively won.
Pollsters got it wrong.
Big red wave.
We've kept the senate.

InglouriousBasterd · 05/11/2020 23:49

Good god I didn’t know he could get more embarrassing

RedToothBrush · 05/11/2020 23:50

Does he sound like he believes what he's saying???