Out of the Frying Pan
“This has been the most fraudulent election in the history of this country–maybe the world. I have seen so many people–members of the swamp–calling on me to concede. I will not concede this election because, frankly, we did win this election. We won it by a lot and we will prove that. In the coming days, we will prove that Crooked Hillary and her allies stole this election from us and we will take the office that is rightfully ours.”
-Donald Trump, November 6, 2016
“I think this is an embarrassing chapter in our nation’s history and that is all it will be–an embarrassment. I hope that in the coming years, Republicans will come to their senses and recognize the nomination of Trump as the disaster it was.”
-President-elect HIllary Clinton, November 6, 2016
LEGAL CHALLENGE FILED BY TRUMP TEAM IN WISCONSIN FOUND TO LACK MERIT BY FEDERAL JUDGE
GIULIANI RAILS ABOUT ‘CROOKED’ LEGAL SYSTEM IN PRESS CONFERENCE AFTER REJECTION OF MICHIGAN LAWSUITS
DESPITE SILENCE ON TRUMP LEGAL CHALLENGES, MCCONNELL QUIETLY SCHEDULES GARLAND CONFIRMATION HEARINGS TO BEGIN BEFORE DECEMBER RECESS
BOMB THREAT CALLED IN TO PENNSYLVANIA ELECTORS MEETING DELAYS VOTE BY 2 HOURS
CLINTON INAUGURATION DRAWS CROWD THAT DWARFS ‘STOP THE STEAL’ PROTESTS NEARBY
-Headlines of The Hill, November 2016-January 2017
“The RINOs running the Republican Party have sold out PATRIOTS for far too long. They’re enabled by their cronies in mainstream media. That is why I am announcing a platform for REAL Americans, Patriot News, which will be launched later this year. Stay tuned!
-Tweet by Donald Trump, February 2, 2017
IN RESPONSE TO ALLEGED ELECTORAL INTERFERENCE, CLINTON ANNOUNCES NEW SANCTIONS ON RUSSIA
FBI DIRECTOR JAMES COMEY FIRED AMIDST OUTCRY FROM REPUBLICANS
GINSBURG ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT TO COME AT END OF CURRENT SCOTUS TERM, CLINTON TO NOMINATE JACQUELINE NGUYEN AS REPLACEMENT
PATRIOT NEWS TAKES LARGE CHUNK OF FOX VIEWERSHIP IN FIRST TWO MONTHS OF AIRTIME
REPUBLICAN INSIDERS WORRY ABOUT ‘TRUMP EFFECT’ BLUNTING POTENTIAL RED WAVE IN 2018, MCCONNELL ATTEMPTING TO PREPARE TO BLOCK PRIMARY CHALLENGES
KEN CUCCINELLI EMERGES AS VICTOR IN REPUBLICAN PRIMARY FOR SPECIAL ELECTION TO REPLACE TIM KAINE IN US SENATE, CORY STEWART PULLS UPSET IN GUBERNATORIAL PRIMARY
LEAKED PHOTOS OF DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE RALPH NORTHAM IN BLACKFACE PROVIDE LAST MINUTE BOOST TO STEWART CAMPAIGN
RED WAVE IN VIRGINIA AS CUCCINELLI AND STEWART BOTH TRIUMPH IN VIRGINIA ELECTIONS
AMIDST THREATS OF GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN BY HOUSE GOP, CLINTON CONCEDES TO SPENDING CAPS
-Headlines of The Washington Post, March 2017-December 2017
“One thing that sets Patriot News apart from its main competitors at Fox is the level of focus they have on alleged election fraud. While some Fox hosts–namely Sean Hannity and Lou Dobbs–have alleged the 2016 election was stolen, many hosts either outright acknowledge Clinton is the legitimate winner or avoid discussing the subject in favor of stoking outrage about Clinton’s agenda and actions by her administration. Patriot News hosts, in contrast, regularly discuss alleged evidence the 2016 election was stolen–such things are recurring focuses of their star hosts Milo Yiannopoulos and the recently poached Tucker Carlson. Recurring guests such as Mike Lindell, Rudy Giuliani and, of course, Trump himself also heavily focus on alleged election fraud. Some Patriot News personalities–most notably Orly Taitz–have gone even further and accused Obama of stealing the 2008 and 2012 elections as well. The growing concern among observers is how much this is impacting Republican perceptions of the legitimacy of the electoral system–many right-wing challengers in key swing states have begun echoing the claims made on Patriot News, after all.”
-Excerpt from ‘Patriot News’ real threat’, published by Vox on January 12, 2018
“What we saw in Michigan in 2016 was nothing short of disgraceful. Thousands upon thousands of illegal votes were cast in Detroit, depriving voters in the rest of the state of having their voices heard. Rest assured that, if I am elected governor, this disaster will not be allowed to repeat itself.”
-State Senator Patrick Colbeck shortly after winning the nomination for Governor of Michigan, September 24, 2018
“What will you do to protect voter integrity if reelected?”
“We will make sure that voter ID laws are strongly enforced and any noncompliance or use of forged documents is fully prosecuted. I also intend to instruct the Secretary of State to conduct a full forensic audit of all voting machines if the election is within a percentage point.”
“We shouldn’t be using voting machines at all, it’s too easy to manipulate. Will you commit to using only paper ballots?”
“Errm–we’ll look into it.”
-Exchange between a townhall participant and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, October 2, 2018
RED TSUNAMI HITS CONGRESS AS DEMOCRATS DROP BELOW 180 IN THE HOUSE, LOSE SENATE
HOUSE GOP PLANS TO STEP UP INVESTIGATIONS INTO CLINTON FOUNDATION WITH SENATE FLIP, ‘IMPEACHMENT ON THE TABLE’ ACCORDING TO INSIDERS
CLINTON URGES COMPROMISE IN FIRST ADDRESS SINCE MIDTERM ELECTIONS
CLINTON VETOES OBAMACARE REPEAL BILL AFTER IT NARROWLY PASSES IN THE SENATE
SUPREME COURT REAFFIRMS ROE V. WADE IN RULING STRIKING DOWN NEW SOUTH CAROLINA ABORTION BILL
PATRIOT NEWS BEGINS GIVING AIRTIME TO PROMOTERS OF ‘QANON’ CONSPIRACY THEORY CLAIMING CLINTON WHITE HOUSE RUNS SATANIC BLOOD-DRINKING CABAL
CHINA REPORTS NEW DISEASE OUTBREAK IN WUHAN
-Headlines of The Hill November 2018-December 2019
“The last 4 years have been a total, unmitigated disaster for our country. 3 years ago today, Crooked Hillary and her cabal of cronies stole the election from you, stole the country from us. No more, it is time to take our country back. I am once again running for president and if we work together to make sure they can’t steal this election from us, we will MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN.”
-Donald Trump announcing his second presidential bid, November 6, 2019
“I think Trump squandered an opportunity to save the country from Hillary Clinton’s radical left policies once before and it would be a mistake to allow him to do that again.”
-Texas Senator Ted Cruz in an interview, November 22, 2019
“I think this cycle we have many great candidates in the running, including multiple of my colleagues. I don’t think Trump is the best choice–he’s already lost once after all. I think he’s too eager to blame his defeat on conspiracies instead of examining why people may not have wanted to vote for him.”
“But will you support him if he’s the nominee?”
“I don’t think he will be, but if he is I will of course support him.”
-Interview between Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Anderson Cooper, November 30, 2019
“I cannot in good conscience sit idly by and allow the Clinton administration to continue to foster warfare and corporatism. That’s why I am running for President in 2020.”
-Hawaiian Representative Tulsi Gabbard announcing a primary challenge to Clinton, November 20, 2019
“The reports we are receiving out of China indicate that this disease has the potential to cause a pandemic. In accordance with the advice of the CDC, I am temporarily suspending all commercial travel between the US and China.”
-President Hillary Clinton, December 12, 2019
FIRST CASES OF WUHAN CORONAVIRUS REPORTED OUTSIDE OF CHINA
REPUBLICANS DENOUNCE CLINTON MASK GUIDANCE AS ‘FEDERAL TYRANNY’
SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS MASK MANDATES ON FEDERAL PROPERTY IN 6-3 RULING, KENNEDY JOINING THE LIBERAL BLOC
OVER 20,000 CASES OF COVID-19 REPORTED IN US AS OF APRIL 2020
REPRESENTATIVE CLAY HIGGINS FILES ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT OVER ‘SOCIALIST’ STAY-AT-HOME ORDER ISSUED BY CLINTON WHITE HOUSE
SENATOR RAND PAUL’S DENUNCIATION OF ANTHONY FAUCI DURING CONGRESSIONAL HEARING GOES VIRAL-”YOU SHOULD BE IN JAIL”
GABBARD DROPS OUT OF RACE AFTER LOSS IN AMERICAN SAMOA–RUMORS OF GREEN PARTY CANDIDACY CONTINUE TO CIRCULATE
DESPITE LAST MINUTE PUSH TO UNITE, GOP VOTE-SPLITTING SEEMS POISED TO HAND TRUMP THE NOMINATION–AGAIN
-Headlines of The New York Times, January-May 2020
“NO JUSTICE, NO PEACE! NO JUSTICE, NO PEACE!”
-Common chant heard at Black Lives Matter protests in the summer of 2020.
“The footage of the death of George Floyd is disturbing and everyone involved must be investigated. It is important all protestors remember to remain peaceful and not devolve into lawlessness.”
-President Hillary Clinton addressing the nation, June 3, 2020
“I am excited to be joining a ticket committed to fighting for traditional American values and to make America great again.”
-Governor Kristi Noem accepting the Republican vice presidential nomination, June 30, 2020
CLINTON IMPEACHMENT OVER COVID RESPONSE, FOUNDATION ACTIVITIES PASSES THE HOUSE 232-201
ANTI-LOCKDOWN ACTIVISTS REPORTEDLY PLANNED TO KIDNAP, ASSASSINATE NEW YORK GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO, FBI SAYS
SENATE ACQUITS CLINTON, BUT 55 SENATORS STILL VOTE TO CONVICT
DUE TO DISPUTES OVER COVID PRECAUTIONS, PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES POSTPONED, WILL LIKELY BE TOWNHALL FORMAT
EARLY VOTING SITE IN PHOENIX TEMPORARILY SHUT DOWN AFTER BOMB THREAT
EXPANSION OF MAIL-IN VOTING ‘FRAUD WAITING TO HAPPEN’ ACCORDING TO TRUMP TEAM
MULTIPLE FIRES SET IN MILWAUKEE DURING CLASHES BETWEEN BLM, POLICE
COVID-19 TO KILL AN ESTIMATED 50,000 AMERICANS BY END OF YEAR
-Headlines of The Washington Post, July-November 2020
“It appears that, despite the Republican victory in Wisconsin, Clinton will still emerge as president-elect. The votes left to count in Philadelphia are primarily urban centers’ votes and we can assume they’ll let Clinton carry the state. While Arizona remains too close to call, she does not actually need the 11 electoral votes from that state–though if she does she would become the first Democrat to win Arizona since her husband back in 1996.”
-Anderson Cooper on CNN, November 7, 2020
“The corrupt Democrats ONCE AGAIN have stolen the election from us! Rest assured that PATRIOTS will not take this lying down. See you in court!”
-Tweet from Donald Trump after Fox News called Pennsylvania, November 10, 2020
“The election is over. He can file all the lawsuits he wants–we won, period.”
-White House Chief of Staff John Podesta, November 10, 2020
‘STOP THE STEAL’ PROTESTS BEGIN DRAWING MASS PARTICIPATION
AS COURTS REJECT LAWSUITS, TRUMP ALLIES TURN TO ‘INDEPENDENT STATE LEGISLATURE’ THEORY TO OVERTURN OUTCOME
ARIZONA GOVERNOR KELLI WARD REFUSES TO SIGN OFF ON CLINTON VICTORY IN STATE, DEMANDS ‘FULL AUDIT OF ALL VOTES CAST’
DISTRICT COURT RULES ARIZONA MUST CERTIFY RESULTS OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, SCOTUS DENIES APPEAL
AFTER ELECTORAL COLLEGE CASTS VOTES, MCCONNELL AND RYAN OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZE CLINTON’S VICTORY
-Headlines of The Washington Post, October-December 2020
“I will be objecting to Arizona and Pennsylvania’s electors on January 6th. I call on all true conservatives to join me in doing so.”
-Senator Mike Lee, December 17, 2020
OVER 100 REPUBLICAN HOUSE MEMBERS HAVE DECLARED INTENT TO OBJECT TO ARIZONA AND PENNSYLVANIA ELECTION RESULTS, 22 GOP SENATORS TO DO THE SAME
CLINTON CAMPAIGN SAYS ‘NO LEGAL ACTION NEEDED’ REGARDING JANUARY 6TH ELECTORAL VOTE COUNT, CITING REPUBLICANS’ LACK OF VOTES
ALTERNATE SLATES OF ELECTORS FOR PENNSYLVANIA AND ARIZONA APPROVED BY STATE LEGISLATURES, GOVERNORS WARD AND BARLETTA URGE CONGRESS TO RECOGNIZE NEW ELECTORS
CONGRESS CONVENES FOR ELECTORAL VOTE COUNT
-Headlines of The Washington Post, December 2020-January 2021
“We have to fight like Hell or else we won’t have a country anymore.”
-Donald Trump addressing the ‘Stop the Steal’ rally, January 6, 2021
“FIGHT FOR TRUMP! FIGHT FOR TRUMP!”
-Chant overheard at the January 6 Capitol insurrection, 2021
“We are receiving word that the Capitol’s defenses have been breached by Trump supporters. As of now, it does not appear that they have made it into either the House or Senate chambers, but-”
-Don Lemon shortly after the rioters breached the building, January 6, 2021
“Madame President, we need backup as soon as possible.”
“I have already called up the Maryland and Virginia National Guard–Virginia is moving slowly, but they’ll get here.”
“They’re taking me to the tunnels to take shelter for now. I’ll call again when I-” *gunshots, shouts*
“Tim? Are you still there? TIM?!?”
-Phone call between President Hillary Clinton and Vice President Tim Kaine, January 6, 2021
RIOTERS BREACH THE HOUSE CHAMBER–55 PEOPLE SHOT, INCLUDING MULTIPLE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE
SENATE CHAMBER MOSTLY EVACUATED, BUT CONTACT LOST WITH SEVERAL MEMBERS
VICE PRESIDENT KAINE’S WHEREABOUTS UNCERTAIN AS NATIONAL GUARD FINALLY REACHES WASHINGTON FROM NEIGHBORING STATES
CLEARING OF CAPITOL DELAYED BY GROUP OF RIOTERS IN HOUSE CHAMBER HAVING 6 MEMBERS OF CONGRESS HOSTAGE, INCLUDING UTAH SENATOR MITT ROMNEY
NEGOTIATION ATTEMPT WITH CAPITOL RIOTERS FALLS APART, HOSTAGES FREED BUT IN CRITICAL CONDITION
CONGRESS TO RECONVENE FOLLOWING DISPERSAL OF THE RIOTERS–ABSENT THOSE DEAD OR HOSPITALIZED
-Headlines in The Hill, January 6, 2021
“The events of today were tragic and will always be remembered as a tragedy. As Senator Grassley is unable to be with us this evening owing to his condition–which I call upon all of us to pray for–I will be stepping in as acting President Pro Tempore of the United States Senate for the duration of these proceedings.”
-Senator Jeff Sessions bringing Congress back to order, January 6, 2021
SESSIONS ANNOUNCES THAT ‘ALTERNATE SLATE’ OF ELECTORS FROM ARIZONA AND PENNSYLVANIA WILL BE RECOGNIZED BY SENATE
ATTEMPT BY DEMOCRATS TO OBJECT TO NEW SLATES FALL SHORT–TRUMP CERTIFIED AS THE OFFICIAL WINNER OF THE 2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
ATTORNEY GENERAL TOM PEREZ FILES LAWSUIT CLAIMING TRUMP CERTIFICATION ‘FLAGRANT COUP’
TRUMP TEAM CLAIMS THAT CAPITOL RIOT ORCHESTRATED BY ‘MARXIST TERRORISTS’ WITHIN ANTIFA AND BLM
JUSTICE STEPHEN BREYER SUFFERS A HEART ATTACK, UNABLE TO HEAR PEREZ SUIT AT SUPREME COURT
SCOTUS DEADLOCKS 4-4–TRUMP INAUGURATION TO PROCEED AS SCHEDULED
-Headlines of Politico, January 6-January 15, 2021
“I, Donald John Trump, do solemnly swear…”
-Donald Trump, January 20, 2021