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Trump Accused of Voter Suppression and Teeing Up to Call Midterms Illegitimate After Threatening TweetBy DAVID BADASH NOVEMBER 5, 2018 12:00 PM
Teeing Up to Claim That This Election Isn't Legitimate'
A threatening tweet from President Donald Trump late Monday morning, less than 24 hours before the polls open nationwide, is leading some to accuse him of engaging in voter suppression. Others are saying the tweet is the President's attempt to lay the groundwork to call the results of Democratic midterm wins illegitimate.
"Law Enforcement has been strongly notified to watch closely for any ILLEGAL VOTING which may take place in Tuesdays Election (or Early Voting)," Trump tweeted. "Anyone caught will be subject to the Maximum Criminal Penalties allowed by law. Thank you!"
Independent journalist Marcy Wheeler, who specializes in national security and civil liberties, offered this take:
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But Media Matters for America Visiting Fellow Melissa Ryan had a more dire impression:
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Washington Bureau Chief for Canada-based Global News:
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gratuitous
(82,849 posts)Will the media once again just take him at his word, or will they try to cast a little asparagus at Trump's claims by noting that there's no basis for them? Or will they finally and at last just call him an out-and-out liar?
area51
(11,920 posts)How do you strongly notify someone?
Dennis Donovan
(18,770 posts)This is giving me the worst non-personally caused agita I've ever had.
honest.abe
(8,685 posts)I wonder what the Idiot could actually do. What power does he have to thwart the vote and the will of people. I fully expect him to try something outrageous.. probably some sort of devious scheme concocted by Stone or Limbaugh or Hannity. Our side needs to be prepared for the worst.
empedocles
(15,751 posts)Some of his schemes show sophistication and authoritative advice. 'They' developed an effective scheme to goose the stock markets up this year.
unblock
(52,317 posts)for donnie, it's a day to scare people into thinking that a clerical error could land them in jail if they even show up at the polls.
in any other presidency, a statement like this would be the most shameful approach to an election day ever, but in donnie's case it's just one in a ridiculously long list of breathtakingly horrible statements.
Just more of Trump showing just how despicable he truly is...