torsdag 31. desember 2020

Fact-checking Trump's conspiracy theory connecting Georgia's secretary of state to China

In the waning days of his presidency, Donald Trump continues to spread nonsense conspiracies over the 2020 election and the officials who oversaw it, attacking Georgia's governor and secretary of state on Twitter Tuesday. Following Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger's announcement that a ballot signature match audit found no evidence of absentee voter fraud in Cobb County, Georgia, Trump tweeted a conspiracy theory linking Raffensperger to the Chinese government.

Trump tweeted that Raffensperger has a brother who "works for China," insinuating some nefarious, pro-China plot to have Trump lose the race in Georgia. "Now it turns out that Brad R's brother works for China, and they definitely don't want 'Trump'. So disgusting!" the President tweeted after attacking Georgia's Republican Gov. Brian Kemp.