President Trump’s baseless voter fraud allegations can’t be ignored because he is “trying to kill confidence in our democracy through disinformation — which many of his supporters will believe,” @JohnAvlon says. #RealityCheck pic.twitter.com/PiD8znpHMD

— CNN This Morning with Kasie Hunt (@CNNThisMorning) November 10, 2020

Trump is delusional about the result of the election. I've been cautious about using that word in particular, these past four years, but it's the word that fits here. pic.twitter.com/a3uTUGK1nv

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) November 29, 2020

Trump whines to Maria Bartiromo about the “massive dumps” he says cost him the election pic.twitter.com/oX2RPPOwbi

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 29, 2020

NEW —> 20 days of fantasy and failure: Inside Trump’s quest to overturn the election

My latest deep dive with @AshleyRParker @jdawsey1 and @AmyEGardnerhttps://t.co/phcijvMO6A

— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) November 29, 2020

Wisconsin has finished a presidential recount ordered for two Democratic-leaning counties, and Joe Biden is still the winner of the state by more than 20,000 votes. President Trump paid for the recount, which delivered a net gain of 87 votes to Biden. https://t.co/usWdM7eL9o

— The Associated Press (@AP) November 29, 2020

Since Election Day, numerous false allegations of fraud have been published on social media and repeated elsewhere, most of which have been easily debunked, yet a large swath of the population still appears to believe them. https://t.co/S2HrewZltg

— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) November 27, 2020

Taking questions from the press for the first time in weeks, Trump doubled down on his “rigged” election claims and said it will be “very hard” for him to concede to Joe Biden. https://t.co/qQU6ZBVPFN

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) November 27, 2020

'I'm the President of the United States!': Trump flips out on reporterhttps://t.co/xsNntFwfKW

— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) November 27, 2020

The 2020 election was extraordinary in many ways.

Perhaps most extraordinary were the unrelenting attacks on the legitimacy of the system — primarily by President Trump and his allies — and the resulting decline in public trust.https://t.co/nBMwOv8wFv

— NPR (@NPR) November 25, 2020

President Donald Trump told Pennsylvania lawmakers on Wednesday that the election was a "fraud". https://t.co/mKQ5R9zcFZ

— USA TODAY Politics (@usatodayDC) November 25, 2020

Opinion: Trump wages war on our country and the rule of law one last time https://t.co/9xlab3K2qo

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 26, 2020

"This was an election that we won easily. We won it by a lot," Trump lies during the Pennsylvania hearing. "This election was rigged … we won all of these swing states by a lot." pic.twitter.com/IHJgHpk1NA

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 25, 2020

GSA Administrator Emily Murphy Allows Biden Transition to Formally Begin https://t.co/lEiPHx1tk1 @BBuchman_CNS

— Courthouse News (@CourthouseNews) November 24, 2020

Here's the full letter from Murphy to Biden: pic.twitter.com/DJ4SFLzrfP

— Jeremy Herb (@jeremyherb) November 23, 2020

Trump tells GSA to allow Biden transition to begin, still vows he will "prevail" in election https://t.co/5HlfXfCiuM pic.twitter.com/UZaWyFmNt7

— The Hill (@thehill) November 24, 2020

FLASHBACK: In 2018, President Trump attacked Carrots the turkey for refusing to concede he had lost the vote on the White House turkey pardon contest.

"This was a fair election… unfortunately, Carrots refused to concede and demanded a recount."

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— Andy Kaczynski (@KFILE) November 23, 2020

False and misleading election-related claims were given an exponential boost in exposure after they were shared by Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, a new analysis commissioned by @ABC News has found. https://t.co/hzOqFC08wo

— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) November 23, 2020

President Trump’s refusal to concede the election has entered a more dangerous phase as he stokes resistance and unrest among his supporters and spreads falsehoods aimed at undermining the integrity of the American voting system. https://t.co/C1PUq2vL9o

— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) November 21, 2020

The New York Times documents how this post-election sideshow has been Trump's Plan B all along –> https://t.co/X5PLjy7JBb

— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) November 18, 2020

BREAKING: President Trump has fired Chris Krebs, the director of CISA, over Krebs' statements debunking various myths about 2020 election voter fraud that were advanced by President Trump and his allies. https://t.co/ElRDH1Xbs7

— NBC Politics (@NBCPolitics) November 18, 2020

.@JohnAvlon: "This is a test of whether you believe in our country more than a cult of personality. It's a question of whether mindless hyper-partisanship will overwhelm any remaining sense of principle."https://t.co/eCbmfWNa4i

— CNN Opinion (@CNNOpinion) November 19, 2020

Trump loyalists falsely claimed he won while counter protesters pointed out that he lost:

"On stark display in the nation’s capital were two irreconcilable versions of America, each refusing to accept what the other considered to be undeniable fact…"https://t.co/1ZtETtT35s

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) November 14, 2020

NEW: How a post-election crisis was manufactured in Pennsylvania, where Republicans refused to let local officials process mail ballots before Election Day. This gave Trump a huge "red mirage" that he used to falsely claim victory and spread disinformation https://t.co/FzpsbsnhJS pic.twitter.com/W5gkF56cCK

— Marshall Cohen (@MarshallCohen) November 14, 2020

“There’s less than 30,000 votes in Georgia and Arizona dividing Biden and Trump. And if those two states turn, if they do, then the Supreme Court could make the decision on Pennsylvania. And then Trump is president." — Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick pic.twitter.com/D33EUYWhrW

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 14, 2020

Republican officials in swings states have responded by assuring voters there have been no signs of fraud. https://t.co/xTgCvy3Y32

— USA TODAY Politics (@usatodayDC) November 14, 2020

“We all know that Donald Trump is a long way from honest Abe, but make no mistake — disinformation is dangerous, it destroys trust between fellow citizens, it degrades our democracy," @JohnAvlon says. "In the case of Covid, it can be deadly." pic.twitter.com/sFUpUczIIS

— CNN (@CNN) November 13, 2020

As Trump wrestles with defeat, pardons loom for allies — and himself – CNNPolitics https://t.co/QggmTIu3cz

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) November 13, 2020

In a new interview with the Washington Examiner, President Trump refused to admit he had been beaten by President-elect Joe Biden and argued he is still competitive in several key swing states where Biden had already emerged victorious https://t.co/wKh0GYEyQj

— POLITICO (@politico) November 13, 2020

Analysis: The Republican election officials pushing back on Trump’s baseless voter fraud claims https://t.co/4ljxgJxF32

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 13, 2020

A grim new poll suggests that Trump's lies about the election are working with his base: 86 percent of Trump voters say Biden didn't legitimately win. https://t.co/Hp0TC3hVVl

— Philip Bump (@pbump) November 11, 2020

CNN’s @jaketapper on some GOP members and top aides enabling Pres. Trump's "divisive lies” about the election:

“They are continuing to put their loyalty to President Trump ahead of their loyalty to the United States of America and to the American people who deserve the truth" pic.twitter.com/AVqDZT44sl

— The Lead CNN (@TheLeadCNN) November 10, 2020

"The President and his enablers are escalating their cries of election fraud when the only fraud continues to be the one they appear to be perpetrating themselves instead of accepting the reality: They lost this election plain and simple," says @andersoncooper #KeepingThemHonest pic.twitter.com/DGgTTihWQZ

— Anderson Cooper 360° (@AC360) November 11, 2020

No presidential candidate in modern history has ever refused to concede. https://t.co/YbpdW6kZaU

— ABC News (@ABC) November 9, 2020

Great and valuable reporting from the Times, who called election officials in every state. Not one reported any voter fraud. https://t.co/bRg9P2sN6N

— Charles Finch (@CharlesFinch) November 11, 2020

Watch. Remember. History is going to record how Trump and his advisers have reacted to defeat by attacking US election integrity — right out of the State Dept playbook for what not to do when we lecture the rest of the world. https://t.co/zEncx6vdhJ

— Susan Glasser (@sbg1) November 10, 2020

folks, what's going on here? https://t.co/08Fnyy91Tk

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 10, 2020

A convicted sex offender and a lying postal worker —quite the unbelievable duo that Trump partisans have relied on to push election-irregularity claims pic.twitter.com/mlHWhpK5eu

— Marc Caputo (@MarcACaputo) November 10, 2020

Postal worker admits fabricating Pennsylvania ballot tampering claims, officials say – The Washington Post https://t.co/tpA2tGOF5J

— John Avlon (@JohnAvlon) November 11, 2020

Confirming @kaitlancollins reporting: President Trump's top campaign officials have called an all staff meeting. Campaign manager Bill Stepien & his deputy Justin Clark say Trump is "still in this fight" & not backing down even though Joe Biden has been declared President-elect.

— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) November 9, 2020

Jason Miller, a senior adviser to President Trump’s reelection effort, said today that the campaign was not remotely considering conceding to President-elect Joe Biden after the Democratic nominee was declared the winner of the 2020 White House race https://t.co/c8HVW4ER04 pic.twitter.com/VgNylElA21

— POLITICO (@politico) November 9, 2020

BREAKING: President Trump says Defense Sec. Esper has been fired. https://t.co/kdrUxk2XiK

— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 9, 2020

Lawyers from both parties puzzled by Donald Trump's election legal strategy. https://t.co/IUZq4eV3Bg

— ABC News (@ABC) November 9, 2020

Misinformed through social media, Trump supporters protested in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, wrongly convinced that the election had been stolen. @donie reports.https://t.co/K40HqRsddS pic.twitter.com/ezIFu6jSLS

— CNN This Morning with Kasie Hunt (@CNNThisMorning) November 9, 2020

Scoop: President Trump plans to brandish obituaries of people who supposedly voted but are dead — plus hold campaign-style rallies — in an effort to prolong his fight against apparent insurmountable election results, four Trump advisers tell me https://t.co/HGfpZjSVXA

— Alayna Treene (@alaynatreene) November 8, 2020

My CNN colleagues looked into 50 of the names on a viral MAGA list supposedly showing 14,000 Michigan cases of ballots being cast in the name of dead people.

Result:
– 37 are dead, no vote cast
– 5 are alive and voted
– 8 are alive and didn’t vote https://t.co/2qvoVmRI3N

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) November 10, 2020

Why won't he concede? Why the frivolous lawsuits? Because a large, enraged group of followers who believe in a "stolen" election can be commercially, politically and psychologically useful for Trump https://t.co/eJQwwNbRl7

— Anne Applebaum (@anneapplebaum) November 8, 2020

The Four Seasons Total Landscaping story is even better in a British accent 👇🏽😂 🇬🇧 pic.twitter.com/F78mIYEiUG

— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) November 10, 2020

A press conference so bizarre, it demanded poetry. James Parker's ode to Philadelphia's other Four Seasons: https://t.co/g640gmfiCK

— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) November 9, 2020

I humbly submit these 1,600 words on the Four Seasons Total Landscaping event to the historical record. This is my eyewitness account of a day that will forever live in infamy. https://t.co/X0hHCIkY9f

— Richard Hall (@_RichardHall) November 8, 2020

President Donald Trump’s refusal to concede the election to President-elect Joe Biden is splitting the GOP — and increasingly putting congressional Republicans in a bindhttps://t.co/bUyo8w3LOG

— POLITICO (@politico) November 8, 2020

As ballots were being counted on Election Day and afterward, numerous videos claiming election fraud went viral, fueling President Trump's unsubstantiated claims that Democrats were trying to "steal" the election from him. https://t.co/3Jles072ml

— CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) November 8, 2020

"Fox News has learned that under some conditions Trump would consider an appropriate transfer of power."https://t.co/MUYowwAFm4 pic.twitter.com/Y2JVG6rp7S

— Brad Heath (@bradheath) November 7, 2020

After years of an essentially open-mic policy, every @realDonaldTrump post in the last 24 hours has been labeled by @Facebook in some way, and @Twitter has labeled his last five tweets. pic.twitter.com/vRU0ZBIish

— Jacob Ward (@byjacobward) November 7, 2020

Trump’s bid to discredit election raises fear that he will undermine a smooth transfer of power https://t.co/4kGIxoDFck

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 7, 2020

“Donald Trump defiled the office of the presidency and his November 5 remarks should go down as the lowest point for any chief executive at any time in American history.”
Please read and share:https://t.co/qWIR9RAM3q

— Brian J. Karem (@BrianKarem) November 6, 2020

Some of the conspiracy lies being promoted by famous Trump allies right now are very confusing, so I appreciated this explainer from @willsommer on the origins of the one about the vote-stealing supercomputer. https://t.co/798tvptTmz

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) November 9, 2020

JOE BIDEN DEFEATS PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP

The Associated Press declares Joe Biden the winner of a grueling campaign for the American presidency. He will lead a polarized nation through a historic collision of health, economic and social crises. #APracecall pic.twitter.com/lInwqjX3PB

— The Associated Press (@AP) November 7, 2020

In case you wanted to savor Fox News saying the words “Joe Biden” and “46th President of the United States” for the first time, enjoy pic.twitter.com/4RQJ6rG8AW

— Elliot Williams (@elliotcwilliams) November 7, 2020

Trump has lost. But he can still do a lot of damage to national security, the Editorial Board writes https://t.co/slx5b2PtAA

— Washington Post Opinions (@PostOpinions) November 7, 2020

If you thought @realDonaldTrump would concede once the presidency was called for @JoeBiden …. pic.twitter.com/5LDPBsdVtm

— Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) November 7, 2020

Don't overlook: The Trump admin abruptly dumped the leaders of three agencies that oversee the nuclear weapons stockpile, electricity and natural gas regulation, and overseas aid during the past two days. https://t.co/npXmqys0o0

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) November 7, 2020