Trump cultists

Axios reports: States that voted for President Trump tend to have high coronavirus caseloads compared to how much COVID content they read online, while the opposite is true of states that voted for President-elect Biden, according to exclusive data from social media management platform SocialFlow. The trend highlights a widespread rejection of coronavirus news and information in states that supported …

The Wrap reports: Fox News announced Wednesday that Laura Ingraham has signed a new multiyear deal to continue hosting her primetime show, “The Ingraham Angle.” Terms of the deal were not disclosed but the contract extension comes as no surprise. According to the network, Ingraham’s show is the most-watched 10 p.m. ET host in cable news history. “With so many …

Buzzfeed News reports: Around 50 accounts on the social network site Parler are posing as fake GOP leaders and claiming to sell CBD oil endorsed by first lady Melania Trump. An account posing as one run by Vice President Pence shared a link to buy a “Commemorative Medallion” on Dec. 5. The same account later shared a message from a …

“We reject Mormon cult leader Mitt Romney. He believes that Jesus is the spirit brother of Lucifer. “In the name of Jesus, the United States of America rejects you, Mitt Romney. “In the name of the Jesus, the United States of America rebukes your niece, the GOP chair. “Get out of the GOP, Mormons. Get out, you cult leaders. Get …

The Washington Post reports: The Georgia Democratic Party on Wednesday criticized Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) for refusing to acknowledge Biden’s victory, one day after Mitch McConnell congratulated Biden. Georgia Democratic Party Chair Nikema Williams said Loeffler “must end her attacks on our democracy and join fellow members of her own party in accepting that outcome.” Earlier Wednesday, after voting early …

The Hill reports: Days after electors voted to make it official that Joe Biden is president-elect, and one day after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) congratulated Biden on his victory, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said at a congressional hearing that the election “in many ways was stolen.” “The fraud happened. The election in many ways was stolen and the …

Newsweek reports:  Followers of the radical movement who believe President Donald Trump is waging a secret war against satanic pedohiles, as well as pushing baseless claims that the election was rigged, were dismayed at the Senate Majority Leader and accusing him of being a traitor. Others said they will now leave the GOP or even form a new political party …

“Traditionally, the Electoral College result happens to be the point by which we have started to refer to the winner as the president-elect.  But technically, Joe Biden is not the president-elect because seven states are sending competing slates of electors to the Congress, via the archivist. “Maria, we already know that there will be one senator and one member of …

The Huffington Post reports: Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.) is out with a new biographical campaign video touting his family roots and his successful business career as he fights to hold on to his seat ahead of a Jan. 5 runoff against Democrat Jon Ossoff. The biographical information is nearly identical to a video he put out in 2014, with a …

The Washington Post reports: On Facebook, North Carolina state Sen. Bob Steinburg (R) paraphrased a conservative commentator to make a radical suggestion: President Trump should declare a national emergency, suspend civil rights and remain in power over his baseless claims of election fraud. Asked by a local TV station on Tuesday whether he stands by those sentiments, Steinburg doubled down, …

Mediaite reports: The subject of the email asks “Should President Trump run in 2024?” This suggests that the campaign has come closer to conceding Trump lost the 2020 election, six weeks after all major media outlets projected President-elect Joe Biden as the winner. Or perhaps, they are seeing a third term for President Trump? One can never truly know the …

NBC News reports: A Republican mayor in western Kansas announced in a letter to city officials and on social media Tuesday that she is resigning, effective immediately, because of threats she has received after she publicly supported a mask mandate. Mayor Joyce Warshaw of Dodge City said she was concerned about her safety after being met with aggression, including threats …

Houston’s ABC News affiliate reports: A former Houston Police Department Captain was arrested and charged for running a man off the road and pointing a gun at his head in an attempt to prove claims of a massive voter fraud scheme in Harris County. Mark Anthony Aguirre [photo], 63, was arrested by Houston police Tuesday and charged with aggravated assault …

“Hey, remember Joe Biden’s speech yesterday when purportedly, he clinched the Electoral College? He didn’t do too much talking. He did more coughing, it seemed like. “A small sample of the coughs, and I’m concerned because the way it’s looking for Joe, his health, I don’t think he’s gonna make it for Donald Trump’s second inauguration. “Yes, on January 20th, …

Mediaite reports: Mark Levin — the Fox News host and enormously popular radio host who has spread conspiracy theories about the election — said it’s time for the veteran Republican senator to retire. Charlie Kirk, the founder of pro-Trump youth group Turning Point USA, criticized McConnell for the tone of his remarks. “You typically don’t use the term ‘congratulations’ when …

Reuters reports: Georgia’s GOP senators are refusing to acknowledge Joe Biden as president-elect a day after Electoral College voters met to cast their ballots and officially name him the winner over President Trump. But Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) on Tuesday tweeted that she would keep fighting for Trump, and otherwise did not acknowledge the Electoral College vote. Georgia senators aren’t …

The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports: One day after the Electoral College affirmed Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential victory, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, said in an interview that he acknowledged Biden as the president-elect and believed the election was legitimate. At the same time, Johnson plans to hold a Senate hearing Wednesday on election “irregularities,” saying there are “legitimate questions” about the …

Axios reports: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and his leadership team urged fellow Republicans on a conference call today not to participate in any efforts to object to certifying Joe Biden’s presidential election win in the Jan. 6 joint session. This is about politics as much as about doing the right thing. McConnell expressed concern about such a vote, because …

USA Today reports: A Pinal County Superior Court judge on Tuesday jettisoned a lawsuit claiming widespread election fraud in Arizona, saying the plaintiff had no standing to challenge the state’s election results because she was not registered to vote. Judge Kevin White also said former Gilbert Public Schools Board President Staci Burk had waited too long to file her complaint, …

From the far-right Charisma News: Amidst media reports from major outlets confirming Joe Biden’s victory in the Nevada electoral college vote for president of the United States, six Republican electors met outside the Nevada State Legislature Monday to cast their symbolic votes for Donald J. Trump to retain the nation’s highest office. In a video from the Right Side Broadcasting …