President Donald Trump continues to refuse to accept the reality of his presidential election loss. Just this week, CNN reported that Trump “has told some advisers that he will refuse to leave the White House on Inauguration Day, only to be walked down from that ledge,” although the possibility of some kind of stunt remains. On Thursday, among other posts, Trump claimed on Twitter that “Just released data shows many thousands of noncitizens voted in Nevada,” which simply isn’t accurate. Recently, the right-wing organization Just Facts Daily conspiratorially estimated that as many as 54,950 non-citizens voted in Georgia alone, which is simply a brazenly ridiculous notion. This level of illegal voting would likely require the cooperation of all sorts of folks throughout election management, which there’s no legitimate evidence for whatsoever.
Just released data shows many thousands of noncitizens voted in Nevada. They are totally ineligible to vote!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 17, 2020
On Thursday, Trump also yet again reiterated his petulant insistence that he would veto the defense spending bill that Congress has prepared for the upcoming year, although the bill has passed both chambers with a large enough level of support to give Congress the opportunity to override the president’s veto. A full 84 Senators and 335 Representatives voted in favor of the legislation, but Trump demands the inclusion of a rollback of so-called Section 230 protections for social media companies. Under federal law, Section 230 shields social media companies from liability for much of what users post. Trump has feuded with Twitter in particular over his false claims that the company is conspiring against him. Laughably, he’s even claimed that the company artificially adjusts its “Trending Topics” section to show topics that make him look bad, which there’s no legitimate evidence for.
I will Veto the Defense Bill, which will make China very unhappy. They love it. Must have Section 230 termination, protect our National Monuments and allow for removal of military from far away, and very unappreciative, lands. Thank you! https://t.co/9rI08S5ofO
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 17, 2020
Among other posts, Trump also petulantly complained about deliberations over possibly renaming a San Francisco-area school that currently sports the name of Abraham Lincoln. Huge numbers of Americans are suffering with COVID-19, and the president is deeply committed to… whining on Twitter about “culture war” issues.
Crazy! https://t.co/rO3EkzQVN8
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 17, 2020
Check out other Trump posts below. Bizarrely, he claimed that the “Vaccine and the Vaccine rollout are getting the best of reviews,” as if he’s most concerned about the public image aspect of the government’s COVID-19 response rather than the effort to save lives.
I have NOTHING to do with the potential prosecution of Hunter Biden, or the Biden family. It is just more Fake News. Actually, I find it very sad to watch!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 17, 2020
All-time Stock Market high. The Vaccine and the Vaccine rollout are getting the best of reviews. Moving along really well. Get those “shots” everyone! Also, stimulus talks looking very good.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 17, 2020
Check out Twitter’s response below: