Posted on 12/18/2020 11:08:40 AM PST by lowbridge
It had long been obvious that if Trump lost the election, his exit would be graceless.
It was hard to see him conceding defeat in any circumstance, even if he got buried in a landslide. Having flouted norms throughout his presidency, there was no way that he would begin honoring them on his way out the door. Given to insulting his opponents and complaining of unfairness in the best of circumstances, he wasn’t going to find resources of classiness hitherto not in evidence.
Yet Trump hasn’t even managed to clear the low bar of realistic expectations for his post-election conduct. Even before the counting had ended, he declared himself the winner by a landslide. He spread rank disinformation on his Twitter account every day and pursued lawsuits that sought, based on the thinnest of justifications, to throw out millions of votes and invalidate state elections. He lobbied Republican officials to refuse to certify results and to award him the electors in states he lost, and failed only because the Republicans knew such acts would be a gross violation of the public trust at best and illegal at worst.
All in all, it’s the worst thing he’s done in his presidency and the worst exit of a defeated president in U.S. history, an effort that is not less infamous for being incompetent and risible.
(Excerpt) Read more at nationalreview.com ...
Trump has had some very credible reports of fraud. We’ve all
seen them and they aren’t exactly make believe. The media has
chosen to ignore them and trash Trump for doing what any
candidate should do, if there was likely fraud involved.
NPR is getting it’s childish digs in now while it can.
Trump may be gone soon, and it will be harder to trash him
non-stop after that.
The media has no idea how much they have destroyed themselves
over the last four years.
Hey Lowery, don’t you have cruises to shill for? Get lost, punk.
When is National Review going to die?
Why did you post this trash?
As far as I am concerned, it is already dead.
Trump can’t be disgraced because he doesn’t accept the premise. He is a fighter and he will use every tool available, legal or public relations. Absolutely no disgrace in that.
National Review lost it’s shine a few decades ago. I can’t imagine their subscriptions are that impressive in the actual conservative community.
National Review is either dishonest or stupid. In either case there is no reason to pay any attention to them.
Lowery announcing again he is a member of the CM— Clown Media—
Same reason we all post trash. To keep up with what the enemy is saying.
I hopr President Trump never concedes. I will stand alongside him.
This “Rich” guy sure is a good mind reader. He must be a leftist - they seem to have all the mind-reading skills.
Who is Rich Lowry? Is he related to the Rich Lowry that backed John McCain and Mitt Romney OR is he the loser who sat back and watched Trump attacked for 4 years on baseless charges and said NOTHING?
A treasonous globalist warmongering rag like the NR shouldn’t be bandying the word “disgrace” about.
NR is just another outlet of the Ministry of Propaganda.
I can remember when Lowry was one of the good guys. Tuned into a POS over the past several years! FU Lowry!
NATIONAL REVIEW = NATIONAL TRASH
Honestly. . .who gives a crap what LOWery thinks. . .him and his butt buddies, Puss n Boot.
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