'Firehose of falsehood:' How Trump is trying to confuse the public about the election outcome

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'So many people, from GOP functionaries to Fox News hosts, are helping President Trump undermine democracy by denying the election and attacking reality,' CNN's BrianStelter writes. 'So many people are complicit.' | Analysis

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Trump is Trump. There's nothing new to say about the outgoing president. But there is still lots to learn about his enablers. So many people, from GOP functionaries to Fox News hosts, are helping him to undermine democracy by denying the election and attacking reality. So many people are complicit.People like Maria Bartiromo. Formerly an acclaimed journalist, known around the world for making CEOs tell the truth, she now tees up Trump to recite lie after lie.

 

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brianstelter tRump Won! A free trip out of the White House! Go straight to jail, don’t pass go, don’t collect $200.00.

brianstelter Obviously, Fox News is desperate to get their audience back. And they will do this with the likes of Maria what's-her-face giving Trump all the time he wants to lie and destroy our nation.

brianstelter The US is a Republic not a democracy

brianstelter The Chief Lies Officer has created the biggest Reality Distortion since Steve Jobs, who as bankrupteer quite frankly he should not be compared to!

brianstelter Which democracy is that? The cheating was done by dimms Btw, ever think ? These same cheating scams have been used against dimms many times in primaries, local & State elections. Also why were there massive vote dumps in many states at 3AM on Nov 4 ? They knew that Trump won

brianstelter I count 74 million

brianstelter Anyone watch the hearing in AZ? Guess not..

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brianstelter this from CNN and Brian Stelter is hysterical. are we supposed to forget the 2016 election. CNN ran with Russian collusion every single day. Trump was called illegitimate and that he stole the election. none of that was true, GTFO with this nonsense. hypocrites. MondayThoughts

brianstelter How is it that only a handful of Republican senators have spoken out against his constant attacks on the entire legal system including now the FBI and his own Justice Department and his tool, the notorious Bill Barr? These are anti-American acts by a deranged lunatic

brianstelter The guy is certifiably crazy, a very damaged human being. The mere thought of him still in power until 1/23 is enough to make normal people shudder.’ 🤬🤬🤬

brianstelter FareedZakaria said it best: 12thammendment

brianstelter ** checks CNN for the past 4 years

brianstelter Can people be that ignorant in believing Donald Trump's false election allegations?

brianstelter It's only been four weeks since ual election and it's turning into the Congo thanx for the current source that got me out my head the way everything is spinning around the world its like the weather forecast is calamity for us simple folks

brianstelter History will not be kind to these traitors to our Democracy.

brianstelter Undermine democracy? You’re kidding right?

brianstelter CNN wayo news media!

brianstelter Trump is narcissism personified in Real time.

brianstelter How much money is he making from all of this?

brianstelter Trump can only confuse those who want to be confused. If people don't know by now, that Trump is a grifter who will lie about anything and that the election is valid because no credible proof of fraud has been presented in court, theb they eant to be 'confused'.

brianstelter The Taco Bell cheesy chalupa box meal deal for $5 is back at Taco Bell. Just saying 🌮 🔔

brianstelter DebFischerNE RepDonBacon If you remain silent you are complicit. Please do not help undermine our democracy

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brianstelter And the fact is if those “in the know” on the right would show a little backbone (or other male body parts) and explain the facts of life to Trump, he would give up. At this point he hurts his own legacy, the future of the GOP, and our democracy...

brianstelter Still being conned by the greatest conman in American history.

brianstelter Fox news are Blatant liars especially were Trump is concerned they should be closed down for what they are doing enabling a very sick wanna be tyrant just like rocket man in north korea.

brianstelter Biden will show the nation and the world the type of INSANE behavior that this nation and the world has endured for the past 4-years. Mandela's example was clear - DIVERSITY and ACCEPTANCE breeds prosperity, possibilities, peace and forward-thinking! JoeBiden is doing the same

brianstelter TRUMP IS NOTHING BUT DUST AND TO DUST HE WILL RETUTRN

brianstelter They have declared war on equality.

brianstelter He is a LIAR 🤥

brianstelter Do you have concrete facts that there was no election fraud?

brianstelter Most Republicans are complicit!

brianstelter Typical Americans can’t read a book and are living this reality “ Shortly, the public will be unable to reason or think for themselves. They'll only be able to parrot the information they've been given on the previous night's news. Zbigniew Brzezinski”

brianstelter Watch for yourself

brianstelter Just like cnn has been censuring trump for 4 years and building up biden. Why do you refuse to cover election lawsuits?

brianstelter Dana Bash correct today: Note Trump's lie w/o amplifying it. Then move on. Now: need to rebalance where Trump was correct: Abraham Accords pro-Israel policy. Time to extend & maintain pressure on malign actors like Iran. see Tom Friedman, Ian Bremmer. biannagolodryga MaxBoot

brianstelter That's the plan you fruity bald guy and fake news CNN

brianstelter DEMS keep braking the glass ceiling while Republicans keep removing the foundations of our floor.

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