Obama says Trump election 'hooey' violated core tenet of democracy

[babylonsister]

June 28, 2021
7:49 PM EDT
United States
Obama says Trump election 'hooey' violated core tenet of democracy
Reuters


WASHINGTON, June 28 (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday his successor in office, Donald Trump, violated a core tenet of democracy when he made up a "bunch of hooey" about last year's election and refused to concede he lost.

Speaking at his first virtual fundraiser since the 2020 election, Obama, a Democrat, said Trump's claims undermined the legitimacy of U.S. elections and helped lead to other anti-democratic measures such as efforts to suppress the vote.

"What we saw was my successor, the former president, violate that core tenet that you count the votes and then declare a winner - and fabricate and make up a whole bunch of hooey," Obama said.

Trump has continued to falsely claim that his defeat was the result of widespread fraud, which has been rejected by multiple courts, state election officials and members of his own administration.

"What's been called 'the big lie' suddenly gains momentum," which in turn has fueled moves by Republican-controlled legislatures to reduce access to voting and gain more control over voting operations, Obama said.

"Here's the bottom line. If we don't stop these kinds of efforts now, what we are going to see is more and more contested elections ... We are going to see a further de-legitimizing of our democracy," he said, as well as "a breakdown of the basic agreement that has held this magnificent democratic experiment together all these years."

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https://www.reuters.com/world/us/obama-says-trump-election-hooey-violated-core-tenet-democracy-2021-06-28/

[bucolic_frolic]

1. Pitch it at a lower intelligence level

"de-legitimizing our democracy" is a bit over the heads of half the country, but they would understand 'you can't vote anymore' or 'Republicans would control your life'.

[BeyondGeography]

2. Hooey?

Ffs. Just say, “lies.”

[emulatorloo]

3. Pretty sure everyone knows what he's saying. But I personally would have preferred MALARKEY