The Daily Populous Sunday October 27th, 2024 morning edition
Authored by salon.com and submitted by Quirkie

Former President Donald Trump found a new microphone to share claims that the 2020 election was rigged, but was shocked when he received a bit of pushback.

In a three-hour sit-down on “The Joe Rogan Experience,” Trump gave a last-minute pitch to voters on the country's most listened to podcast, talking immigration, RFK Jr. and election fraud. Things took a turn toward the confrontational when Rogan brought up Trump’s claims that he was “robbed in 2020.”

“What I’d rather do is, we’ll do it another time,” Trump said, promising he could bring in pages of evidence despite his failure to produce any in the four years since his loss.

“Are you going to present this ever?” Rogan finally asked, leaving Trump momentarily speechless.

The former president attempted to redirect the conversation to Hunter Biden, claiming that stories around Biden’s laptop cost him votes. In a brief slip, Trump suggested he lost the 2020 election.

“They say I lost by like – I didn't lose – but they say I lost, Joe, they say I lost by 22,000 votes,” Trump said, drawing a laugh from Rogan.

Trump also raged about CBS and ABC’s purported mistreatment of him, suggesting the presidential debate’s moderators “David Muir and that woman” weren’t fair to him because they fact-checked his claims.

“That’s their job, unfortunately,” Rogan responded.

The appearance, which racked up over 13 million views in its first 14 hours, is part of a wider push in non-traditional media from both Trump and Kamala Harris. Both campaigns have worked aggressively to meet young voters where they are, with Harris appearing on "Call Her Daddy" and "Club Shay Shay" in recent weeks.

bettsboy on October 26th, 2024 at 18:32 UTC »

At this point, if you’re a Trump voter, you’re either VERY wealthy and want the tax cuts, THINK you’re very wealthy (but really have no idea what real wealth looks like) or you are someone who falls for just about any slick sales pitch.

AskRedditOG on October 26th, 2024 at 18:11 UTC »

Oh, this is just priceless. Trump, the king of conspiracy theories, finally gets asked to show the receipts, and he’s left stuttering like a kid caught lying about his homework. Rogan asks him a simple question: ‘Where’s the evidence?’ And Trump, who’s been screaming about voter fraud for YEARS, can’t come up with a single solid proof. Not one. It’s almost like… I don’t know… he’s been LYING this whole time?

Honestly, it’s hilarious to watch him squirm because his entire grift is built on getting people riled up with baseless claims. And let’s not forget the MAGA crowd who’ve been eating up these lies without question, like it’s some sort of religious gospel. Meanwhile, he’s got billionaires like Musk and his cronies cheering him on, hoping that if Trump screams ‘fraud’ loud enough, nobody will notice when they keep dodging taxes and exploiting workers.

This is exactly why we need to be vigilant. The man is a professional scam artist, and he’s relying on chaos, misinformation, and his cult followers to bulldoze his way back into power. If you’re not seeing through this by now, I don’t know what to tell you. We need to stand up, call out the lies, and VOTE

BukkitCrab on October 26th, 2024 at 18:10 UTC »

> “What I’d rather do is, we’ll do it another time,” Trump said, promising he could bring in pages of evidence despite his failure to produce any in the four years since his loss.

The second hand embarrassment I feel for this answer hurts.