President Trump believes there is enough evidence in the state of Georgia to officially flip the state in his favor.
In a series of tweets, the president — who lost Georgia to challenger Joe Biden by about 13,000 votes — shared a report from One America News Network that claimed: “Over 17,000 votes illegally flipped from Trump to Biden.”
“This alone (there are many other irregularities) is enough to easily ‘swing Georgia to Trump,’” he added.
The math checks out. But do the claims?
Twitter flagged the tweet as “disputed” and there have not been any official reviews of the election to verify this claim.
However, the state is currently conducting a review of the election.
“Georgia election data, just revealed, shows that over 17,000 votes illegally flipped from Trump to Biden.” @OANN This alone (there are many other irregularities) is enough to easily “swing Georgia to Trump”. #StopTheSteal @HawleyMO @SenTedCruz @Jim_Jordan
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 3, 2021
President Trump also shared a video of OANN’s Person Sharp explaining oddities about the 2020 presidential election and Trump’s initially projected victory.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 3, 2021
Immediately following the 2020 presidential election in November, Trump challenged Georgia and its leadership to review their election.
He specifically requested Governor Brian Kemp conduct a signature audit in the state and he eventually complied with the request.
The state is critically gearing up for a pair of runoff elections to determine who will represent the state in the U.S. Senate. The winners of the races will also likely determine who has a majority in the chamber.
“Republicans in Georgia must be careful of the political corruption in Fulton County, which is rampant,” Trump tweeted, which Twitter notably did not flag as disbuted. “The Governor, @BrianKempGA, and his puppet Lt. Governor, @GeoffDuncanGA, have done less than nothing. They are a disgrace to the great people of Georgia!”
Republicans in Georgia must be careful of the political corruption in Fulton County, which is rampant. The Governor, @BrianKempGA, and his puppet Lt. Governor, @GeoffDuncanGA, have done less than nothing. They are a disgrace to the great people of Georgia!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 3, 2021
Trump also tweeted that he spoke with the Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, without any assurances that the alleged problems are being investigated.
I spoke to Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger yesterday about Fulton County and voter fraud in Georgia. He was unwilling, or unable, to answer questions such as the “ballots under table” scam, ballot destruction, out of state “voters”, dead voters, and more. He has no clue!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 3, 2021