Trump Claims Democrats Are ‘Using Covid’ To ‘Steal The Election’ In First Convention Speech

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President Trump set a dark tone in his first speech of the Republican National Convention, accusing Democrats of exploiting the pandemic to steal the election

President Trump set a dark tone in his first speech of the Republican National Convention on Monday, accusing Democrats of exploiting the pandemic to steal the election, and calling the push for mail-in voting the “greatest scam in the history of American politics,” even as he joked himself about serving “12 more years” in office.... [+]

Republican National Convention at the Charlotte Convention Center on August 24, 2020 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The four-day event is themed"Honoring the Great American Story." "What they're doing is using Covid to steal the election," Trump said during remarks on the first day of the Republican National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, attempting to paint Democrats’ push for mail-in voting as a ploy to subvert the election.

Minutes earlier, Trump began his speech by joking he was open to serving “12 more years,” instead of four. an “uplifting” and “positive” message: Instead, Monday, after being formally nominated following a roll call vote, Trump warned about the “greatest scam in the history of politics” while repeatedly floating conspiracies about voting by mail

As more states ease restrictions on voting by mail during the pandemic, Trump has railed against the practice, and sought to position mail-in voting, which he doesn’t support, as less safe than absentee voting, which he does — though his definition of each is not totally clear.mail drop boxes are a"voter security disaster" and are"not Covid sanitized,” in a tweet that was flagged by Twitter for violating election rules. Both parties are casting the 2020 election in dire terms.

 

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Forbes is LSM.

They are very scary people, scream a lot, paranoid about being attacked, envisions about an apocalypse and guns and the reality prez preening inciting, fanning the fire, what a circus and show. All dictators are envious right now.

this is true. Just like their spreading racism when they are the ones who don't care about the people in our nation. trump2020 democratsarebrainwashed

Forbes you got that right. Democrats are fudging evil. Trying to control my language .

All because you say it doesn’t make it true

i'm not interested in what he has to say.

But when the Dems talk like that, it’s framed differently.

You would argue that the Dems aren't using the virus against Trump? Funny

No way ! he knows !He thinks he's talking to stock holders or something ! wowThis crap can not be really happening. but it is

No 'exploiting' necessary. The virus will have it's way.

He did his job.

Darkness and Destruction is all this monster knows. He is a destroyer, he destroys everything he touches. He is a national security threat who ought to be thrown out by senatemajldr today, if the GOP cared about our nation, which they do not. They want a banana republic.

Dark tone? How much more damage is he trying to do to the country? I mean I’m all for watching the people afraid of wearing masks end up in icu but doesn’t he need their votes?

Steal the election and tank an economy for Digital Currency and a Vaccine ID. But hey let's ignore the fact its happening was we speak.

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another crock of Pelosi type shit. warm horse shit,spewing from the mouth of D-Publication.

That stuff goes both ways and has for a long time. The pandemic is no different.

Who writes this stuff for you?

Well don’t they! Dems: one minute they say stay inside if u go outside wear a mask & stay 6 ft apart & when a jogger gets caught jogging alone they get put in jail next minute they say go protest disregard 6ft apart guess it’s okay not to wear a mask too because some didn’t!

The GOP platform is fear, hate and bullshit.

Dark? Lol, he was mostly business and policy. It was rather informative, and I'm pretty sure he gained a lot of voters because of it. It's far better than bidens one and only appearance..... A Recycled speech and fireworks.

trump* - one who is morally, financially, physically, mentally, spiritually bankrupt. As in, 'you're just a trump JerryFalwellJr and realDonaldTrump DonaldJTrumpJr EricTrump IvankaTrump *treasonous/Corrupt/Wicked/Weak/Impotent WeThePeople WeWillVote SaveTheUSPS

They have no platform to announce other than support Trump. Trump spreads fear. Shocker.

He's been saying that even before the convention. Stop being bias.

Darker than that orange face paint?

He said that an election by mail without corroboration of signatures was a treat to democracy.

Forbes sets a dark tone in the article, oh forget it, you all are opinionated with nothing good to do but report way too fast on something with no journalistic thoughts. Smile, you're on Twitter.

Wait. I thought their convention was going to be “upbeat”

Seriously? You’re not saying it’s a lie?

The tone was already set, realDonaldTrump just made note of it.

Not really, he mainly mentioned what he has achieved in his years in office. Watched the whole thing

Dark tone that of Forbes.

I mean they kind of are

dark tone? hahahaha.

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