President Donald Trump went on a rant on Fact Social on Wednesday, slamming his 2024 presidential opponent, former Vice President Kamala Harris, as “DUMB AS A ROCK.”
Trump took subject with Harris’ repeated declare, whereas she promotes her new memoir “107 Days,” that the competition between her and Trump was the closest within the twenty first century.
“Kamala Harris, who’s DUMB AS A ROCK, goes round and utilizing, as a typical a part of her Speech on why she misplaced the Election, that 2024 was the “closest Presidential Election within the twenty first Century.” Everybody is aware of this can be a lie, and was coated as such by Fox Information!” wrote Trump.
He continued, “I received the Electoral Faculty, 312-226, a LANDSLIDE, Counties Nationwide, 2,600 to 525, a LANDSLIDE, all seven Swing States, a LANDSLIDE, and, even though California’s Faux Mail In Ballots got here in at ridiculous numbers (It was RIGGED!), I nonetheless received the In style Vote by MILLIONS!”
Whereas it’s true that Trump overwhelmingly received the Electoral Faculty in opposition to Harris, taking all swing states, from Pennsylvania and Wisconsin to Michigan and Georgia, Harris can tout the truth that she garnered the third most presidential votes in U.S. historical past, with greater than 75 million individuals casting their poll for her. Solely Trump and former President Joe Biden have earned extra votes than Kamala Harris, with 81.2 million and 77.3 million, respectively.
In his Fact Social publish, President Trump famous that former President George W. Bush received the 2000 presidential race in opposition to Democratic nominee Al Gore by “537 Votes,” referring to the tight Electoral Faculty contest that got here down to only over 500 votes within the state of Florida. He added, “Many different Elections have been very shut.”
“Kamala’s ‘closest within the twenty first Century’ soundbite was, like the whole lot else within the Democrat Get together, A TOTAL LIE! I count on an apology. Thanks on your consideration to this matter!” stated Trump.
Whereas the 2024 contest between Trump and Harris was not as shut because the 2000 election, which separated Bush and Gore by simply over 540,000 within the well-liked vote, the favored vote between Harris and Trump–over 2.2 million–was far nearer than different trendy presidential races.
For instance, in 2020, former President Joe Biden received the favored vote by greater than 7 million. In 2016, Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton received the favored vote over Trump by greater than 2.8 million. Former President Barack Obama received the favored vote by greater than 10 million in 2008 and once more by greater than 5 million in 2012.
Trump has had a selected fixation on elections, repeatedly making false claims. After Clinton received the favored vote in 2016, Trump falsely stated “tens of millions” illegally voted for the Democratic nominee. He made related claims after he misplaced the 2020 election, falsely saying that was as a consequence of mass voter fraud.
A federal investigation into Trump’s alleged makes an attempt to illegally overturn his election loss led to felony costs by the Division of Justice for conspiracy to defraud the USA and hinder an official continuing.
After Trump returned to workplace, the federal case was finally dropped.
Trump’s repeated lies in regards to the 2020 election additionally infamously led to his supporters violently attacking the U.S. Capitol constructing on Jan. 6, 2021. The incident led to greater than 1,500 rioters being criminally charged by the federal authorities. On the primary day of his second time period on Jan. 20, 2025, Trump pardoned all Jan. 6 rioters, calling them “political prisoners.”
