President Donald Trump finally shared his reaction to the US Supreme Court dumping the Texas lawsuit challenging the election â and it wasnât pretty.
He ranted after midnight Friday about getting âscrewed,â boasting he âgot more votes than any other sitting president in historyâ â yet âpurportedly lostâ (because Joe Biden got 7 million more votes).
Trump had âintervenedâ on behalf of the Texas lawsuit seeking to toss all the votes in Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, which happened to vote for Biden. The suit was backed by 17 other red states (âwonderful states,â the president noted in his tweet).
But the court tossed the suit Friday because Texas âlacked standingâ to challenge votes in other states, it said in a brief, unsigned order.
In âa flashâ the suit was âthrown out and gone, without even looking at the many reasons it was brought,â Trump angrily tweeted. âA Rigged Election, fight on!â he added.
He complained bitterly that no court has yet judged his complaints about election fraud on their âmeritsâ â even though there is absolutely no evidence of election fraud. âItâs a âlegal disgrace, an embarrassment to the USA!!!â he tweeted.
He grumbled that the Supreme Court âreally let us down,â and has âno wisdom, no courage!â
Twitter marked the tweets about a rigged election âdisputed.â
The president didnât detail how he might âfight on.â But Trumpâs attorney, Rudy Giuliani, the mastermind behind Trumpâs failed legal assault on election results, told Newsmax Friday that more suits will be filed.
The Supreme Court decision is widely viewed as a final, devastating blow to Trumpâs battle to overturn election results. âFrom a legal perspective, the fat lady has sung,â said Steve Vladeck, a CNN Supreme Court analyst and University of Texas Law professor.
The Electoral College meets Monday to cast ballots reflecting the votersâ choice of President-elect Biden.
Critics responded to Trumpâs complaints by telling him to get ready to hit the road. But a number of supporters ominously called on him to utilize his backers â and even the military â to get what he wants.
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