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President Donald Trump acknowledged having called federal prosecutors in California to probe the state’s primary election results, claiming without evidence on Tuesday that his intervention resulted in Republican Steve Hilton advancing to the runoff in the gubernatorial race.

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[–] TryingToBeGood@reddthat.com 96 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

soooo...election interference?

[–] WatDabney@sopuli.xyz 59 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Just the most recent reminder that the President of the United States is deranged.

[–] kibblebits@quokk.au 10 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

Deranged and never leaving office.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 12 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

Oh, he's DEFINITELY leaving office.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 36 minutes ago

When he finally croaks, but not a moment sooner. The GOP passed that particular Rubicon long ago.

Let's just hope it happens very soon and his successor fails to maintain the cult of personality that holds the whole kakistocracy together.

[–] kibblebits@quokk.au -1 points 4 hours ago
[–] Natanael@slrpnk.net 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)
[–] kibblebits@quokk.au -4 points 4 hours ago

Sadly, that’s the American Dream.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 27 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

So he openly admits to voting fraud?

[–] grue@lemmy.world 4 points 1 hour ago

Election fraud. "Voting" fraud or "voter" fraud is the mostly-fictional problem he's trying to use as an excuse.

[–] nialv7@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

no no you don't understand. there was voter fraund until our god emperor donald trump made a phone call and fixed it! thank god the election wasn't stolen by the democrats!

/s just in case

[–] BeUnique@lemmy.zip 8 points 3 hours ago

Ah yes just like he tried and failed to do with Georgia? Trying to strong arm them into finding the votes?

[–] Jaysyn@lemmy.world 5 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

Why bother reporting this? We know he's lying. He literally lies about everything.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 33 minutes ago

That's not a certainty.

The only time he's not lying is some of the times he's bragging about breaking the law, so this one might be true.

Given that it's one of the state where his minions HAVEN'T yet taken over the whole election apparatus, though, I'll concede that it's unlikely.

[–] Dryad@lemmy.world 7 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (2 children)

Of course he’s lying…and delusional…and losing his grip on reality…But still, the one who wouldn’t stop crowing about voter fraud openly bragging about committing election interference (whether real in its effects or not) should be cause for alarm…

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

There's a growing number of people who insist we shouldn't bother talking about trump's crimes and that's a bizarre trend, which we're seeing here.

[–] Dryad@lemmy.world 2 points 55 minutes ago

I would guess, hoping for the best, that the thinking would be not to dignify him with the platform, somewhat like not naming the criminal in a report so as to not encourage copy cats or false clout. I think some might land there in good faith, but there are times when silence just won’t do.

[–] savvie@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Dryad@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Yes, crowing, thank you. …autocorrelt..