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MaddowBlog-With the midterm elections on the horizon, Trump's rhetoric takes an unhinged turn
Claims of international interference in 2020 were largely limited to the fever swamps. In 2026, Trump is still swimming in the same ridiculous waters.
With the midterm elections on the horizon, Trump’s rhetoric takes an unhinged turn
— Mike Walker (@newnarrative.bsky.social) 2026-02-05T16:31:32.126Z
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https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/with-the-midterm-elections-on-the-horizon-trumps-rhetoric-takes-an-unhinged-turn
Four weeks ago, Donald Trump briefly floated the idea of canceling future U.S. elections. Three weeks ago, the president told Reuters that he’s so impressed with himself and his record that “when you think of it, we shouldn’t even have an election.”...
Last week, for example, Trump used his social media platform to promote an “Italygate” missive that alleged Italian military satellites were secretly used to hack into U.S. voting machines to flip votes and cause Trump’s defeat. (TPM described this as “2020’s most insane conspiracy theory.”) This week, the president conceded to Llamas that he did amplify the message online.
And then he kept going down the same mind-numbing path.
First he claimed that Fulton County, Georgia, has been “under investigation for four years” — pointing to a probe that does not exist in reality. Then, when asked why Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard participated in the FBI raid, Trump said, “I don’t know, but, you know, a lot of the cheating comes from, it’s international cheating.”
On Thursday morning at a prayer breakfast, he made related comments after pointing to Gabbard, who was in attendance. Referring to the 2020 race, the president added, “Let’s assume Russia had something to do with it. You can add China and about five other countries.”.....
At the time, the absurdities became the subject of widespread ridicule and made it abundantly clear that Trump’s lawyers had no credible evidence to support their election conspiracy theories.
But more than a half-decade later, Trump is still swimming in the same ridiculous waters.
Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, explained last week that if Gabbard and her U.S. intelligence colleagues have reason to believe foreign actors interfered with the 2020 election, they have an obligation to share those concerns with Congress.
Since that has not happened, it appears that Trump’s nonsensical election conspiracy theories are reaching new depths of absurdity.
Last week, for example, Trump used his social media platform to promote an “Italygate” missive that alleged Italian military satellites were secretly used to hack into U.S. voting machines to flip votes and cause Trump’s defeat. (TPM described this as “2020’s most insane conspiracy theory.”) This week, the president conceded to Llamas that he did amplify the message online.
And then he kept going down the same mind-numbing path.
"They're gonna find out the true winner of that state" -- Trump sounds like a complete lunatic talking about Fulton County, suggesting China may have rigged the 2020 election for Biden and that's why Tulsi Gabbard is involved
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-02-05T03:18:41.945Z
First he claimed that Fulton County, Georgia, has been “under investigation for four years” — pointing to a probe that does not exist in reality. Then, when asked why Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard participated in the FBI raid, Trump said, “I don’t know, but, you know, a lot of the cheating comes from, it’s international cheating.”
On Thursday morning at a prayer breakfast, he made related comments after pointing to Gabbard, who was in attendance. Referring to the 2020 race, the president added, “Let’s assume Russia had something to do with it. You can add China and about five other countries.”.....
At the time, the absurdities became the subject of widespread ridicule and made it abundantly clear that Trump’s lawyers had no credible evidence to support their election conspiracy theories.
But more than a half-decade later, Trump is still swimming in the same ridiculous waters.
Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, explained last week that if Gabbard and her U.S. intelligence colleagues have reason to believe foreign actors interfered with the 2020 election, they have an obligation to share those concerns with Congress.
Since that has not happened, it appears that Trump’s nonsensical election conspiracy theories are reaching new depths of absurdity.
