Wall Street Journal Hit For Publishing Letter From Trump With Litany Of Election Fraud Claims
Topline
Former President Donald Trump has continued to falsely insist that the 2020 presidential election he lost to President Joe Biden “was rigged,” and on Wednesday he made his case in a decidedly plebeian form for an ex-president—a letter to the editor published by the Wall Street Journal complaining about an editorial—and some journalists questioned the publication’s decision to give Trump a platform for his dangerous claims.
The Wall Street Journal published a letter to the editor from former President Donald Trump … [+]
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Key Facts
Responding to a piece from the WSJ’s editorial board that stated that a dispute over mail-in ballots had no bearing on whether Biden carried Pennsylvania or not, Trump writes, “Well actually, the election was rigged, which you, unfortunately, still haven’t figured out.”
Trump goes on to list nearly two dozen claims of purported fraud in the state that have been proved false, such as insisting that “Hundreds of thousands of votes were unlawfully counted in secret” as Republican poll watchers were “thrown out” of voting sites, a claim that was dismissed in every court challenge Republicans brought.
The WSJ did not provide any disclaimers about the truth of Trump’s charges, a decision that drew the ire of prominent journalists.
Key Background
Trump was banned from most social media platforms after his tweets claiming election fraud helped fuel the attack on the U.S. Capitol. The former president announced his plans to create his own social network last week.
Chief Critic
Amanda Carpenter, director of the group Republicans for Voting Rights, tweeted, “The WSJ publishes a garbage oped from Trump spewing election lies but calls it a “Letter to the Editor” to avoid taking responsibility…. Take responsibility WSJ!!!”
Further Reading
Trump’s Campaign Says Elections In Deep Blue States Were Rigged (They Weren’t) (Forbes)
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