Knave or Fool? Traitorous or Demented? by Robert Reich [View all]

Friends,
To remind you, heres what Trump said on Meet the Press that aired on June 7:
The [2020] election was rigged. It was a dirty election
And its happening again right now in California
. theyre cheating on the election.
theyre crooked
. You know that these elections are rigged.
Your elections in this country
are like a third world country. Your elections are crooked.
When Trump lies with this kind of vehemence, does he sincerely believe what hes saying in which case hes seriously demented?
OR does he know full well its a lie, and part of his strategy for the 2026 midterm elections is to undermine public trust in our electoral system, especially in predominantly Democratic states and cities in which case hes traitorous?
I think its both hes a traitor to America and hes seriously demented both a knave and a fool.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel know full well that the incidence of voter fraud in America is near zero. Theyre playing along with Trump because, well, theyre just traitors.
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Blanches Justice Department is now ramping up its investigations of supposed voter fraud across the country.
Blanche has instructed federal prosecutors to prioritize alleged voter fraud cases.
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