Three years later and my blood sill boils when I listen to Trump’s calls to Georgia. And three years later he still sounds desperate and pathetic. And three years later I still cannot believe how many people, especially lawyers(!), who enabled and assisted his delusional efforts to undermine our election.
No paywall; you can read through the Georgia timeline & listen to several excerpted calls.
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I think a lot comes down to different people having vastly different--opposite even-- interpretations of his phone call.
People coming from different backgrounds interpreted the call differently based on their perspectives.
To understand how other people acted requires at least recognizing that.
@volkris @jackiegardina
Not sure how else can one "interpret" this: “So look, all I want to do is this. I just want to find... 11,780 votes, which is one more than we have because we won the state."
He asked outright to be given votes he did not win.
I'm glad to help then. It's based on the simple reading of the words you quoted.
He didn't say to make or forge or fake votes. He said to *find* them, consistent with *we won the state*.
It's a consistent interpretation that's a simple reading of the quote, I'd say. No need to project contrary meaning onto it.
Maybe he **was** using code words, but that gets into making assumptions to get to more tenuous interpretations.
It's not that I believe in him. Honestly, I think he's all of those things but also such a god damn idiot that he wouldn't understand election law or statistics anyway.
But I do believe that when someone says something coherent (again, a mean feat for this guy), that it's best to at least consider that maybe he means what his own words say.
That's before ascribing new meanings to the words on the page.
You said you weren't sure how else one can interpret it, so here's an example of another interpretation: the simple meaning of the words he said.
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@volkris @jackiegardina
You're awarding him a lot more belief than his past and present actions warrant. He's been a selfish, unethical grifter for decades, and he's done untold damage to our nation. But your belief in him doesn't affect anyone but you, so have at it. #maga