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Eric Trump Can't Accept That Rally Attendance And Votes Are Different

The president's son once again falsely declared the election was rigged.

Eric Trump is having a hard time understanding that his dad lost the 2020 presidential election to Joe Biden. He also is having difficulty recognising that attendance at President Donald Trumpā€™s campaign rallies doesnā€™t equate to votes in the election.

The presidentā€™s second-oldest son on Monday falsely declared the election ā€œwas rigged from the beginningā€ because Biden didnā€™t hold rallies during the coronavirus pandemic like the president did.

Eric Trump has tried to make a similar case before, like when he argued boat parades of Trump supporters were a better sign of voter preference than, you know, scientific polls and stuff like that.

Granted, the polls underestimated the presidentā€™s support, like they did in the 2016 election. But attendance at Trumpā€™s campaign rallies and boat parades overestimate his appeal.

Many Twitter users attempted to help the presidential son understand how it works.

Others reminded him that Biden didnā€™t hold rallies like his dad did because, duh, itā€™s the pandemic.

Still others on Twitter used examples to point out the frailty of Trumpā€™s argument.

Some subtly suggested that the presidentā€™s son may not be an intellectual giant.

One person didnā€™t understand why the Trumps just canā€™t handle the truth.

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