Trump has governed more like the president of the Red States of America than the United States of America. There is certainly not a “mountain of corruption.”“I have seen the most fantastical things on social media, making completely ridiculous allegations that have no basis in fact at all,” Schmidt said, responding to Trump’s claims. The pattern is obvious and appalling: Trump and the Republicans are trying to invalidate votes in cities with large African American populations. “Anarchy has recently beset some of our states and cities,” Trump wrote. … In Georgia and Pennsylvania, where Republicans also control the state legislatures, officials said Trump’s ploy stood little chance of success.

Source: Washington Post November 20, 2020 15:49 UTC