This aphorism gives too much credit to Trump supporters for supposing there is some trust in the truth, misplaced or not.Trump said that the election was stolen by Biden. Universally news sources and experts say, "no it wasn't".
But what I don't understand is Trump's arguments for this statement. Is there any? I've tried googling it. I can't find any coherent argument from Trump, or the Trump side. QAnon supporters repeat the statement. Again, no arguments. Just a repeated claim. Republicans trying to defend Trump, no arguments, just evasive bullshit clearly statements.
Can somebody tell me how Biden supposedly stole the election, according to Trump?
Is he talking about the postal votes? Which, again, was an argument I didn't understand. Because Republicans can also vote by mail. So I never understood what Trump had a problem with?
I do realize that Trump said a lot of things that he just pulled out of his ass, and there might not be an explanation to this. But he had a lot of supporters who agreed with him that the election was stolen. So there must surely be some argument, however flimsy, that convinced them? Right?
Senator Crawley was one of the worst offenders. He kept claiming that he had evidence, but couldn't produce it. When cornered, he claimed that his "evidence" was that there was an "abundance of allegations". It's crazy...
I recognise the form of this argument, "I believe in the Bible because it says in the Bible that the Bible is true. "
The "stolen election" is a lie and in private, it's acknowledged to be a lie. One thing Trump supporters do believe is it's not possible for Trump to win a free and fair election. They understand they are a minority and will always lose fair elections. This is why so much effort has gone into gerrymandering state election districts.
There is one consistency in all the MAGA lies. They are very careful not to name a person, or at least a living person. Crimes require a criminal, so the we are supplied with vague faceless figures who never step out of the shadows.
As Fox and others have discovered, if you name names, you better be ready to back it up with facts. One thing MAGA hates more than losing elections is losing money.