Far-right radio host gives Trump cultists a dose of reality: ‘There is no theft of election’

Far-right radio host gives Trump cultists a dose of reality: ‘There is no theft of election’
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Alex Henderson
December 01, 2020

Erick Erickson, the far-right talk radio host and blogger who formerly served as editor-in-chief of RedState, hoped that President Donald Trump would win a second term. But unlike other Trump supporters on the far right, the 45-year-old Erickson is not claiming that Trump is the real winner of the 2020 presidential election and that millions of fraudulent ballots were cast against him. Erickson acknowledges Joe Biden as president-elect, and he offers fellow Trump supporters a dose of reality in a Twitter thread posted on November 30.

Erickson opens his thread by predicting that he will be deluged with hate mail from Trump supporters:

Erickson goes on to outline the ridiculous conspiracy theories that many Trump fans have been promoting about the election results:





But after that, Erickson offers a harsh reality check:




Erickson even acknowledges how gullible Trump's unquestioning sycophants can be:





Here are some responses to Erickson's thread:







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