How America is waving goodbye to a shocking, shameful era

[marmar]

Oliver Laughland
@oliverlaughland
Mon 9 Nov 2020 05.00 ESTLast modified on Mon 9 Nov 2020 05.43 EST


(Guardian UK) As the result was finally called, the end of his presidency confirmed, Donald Trump teed off on a crisp, autumnal Saturday afternoon at his private golf club in Virginia.

The president was in the midst of a four-day mission to spread baseless misinformation about election integrity in an attempt to subvert US democracy.

“I WON THIS ELECTION, BY A LOT!” he tweeted, falsely, hours before hitting the fairway.

Of the many false claims Trump has made over the past four years – lying about the size of his inauguration crowd, lying about the trajectory of a life-threatening hurricane, lying about the deadliness of the coronavirus – the lies about this election are the most farcical and grotesque.

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This has been a polarising four years, leaving the US a more damaged and fractured society. While the majority of the country voted for Biden, more than 70 million Americans cast their ballot for Donald Trump. The president has created a new political paradigm, partly rooted in the country’s oldest sins but also fostered by a climate of conspiracy theories, disinformation and a cult of personality.

Reporting on this election has often felt like reporting on two different realities. .........(more)

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/09/joe-biden-challenge-unite-america

[bdamomma]

1. So sad

239,000+ deaths that did not need to happen, 10 million cases, 666 children abandoned.....how can 70 million Americans vote for that liar.

Who clearly should have been removed when impeached in Jan.