Celebs Spread Deceptively Edited Video, Falsely Claim Trump Will Outlaw Elections
Hollywood celebrities are spreading a hoax claiming that former President Donald Trump will outlaw elections if he returns to the White House.
Their specious claim comes from a recent speech during which the GOP presidential nominee encouraged Christians to turn out en masse this November — with important context cut from a 27-second video clip.
“Four years, it will be fixed, it will be fine. You won’t have to vote anymore. In four years, you won’t have to vote again,” Trump said Friday to the crowd at Turning Point Action’s Believers’ Summit in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Celebrities twisted Trump’s remarks to claim that he will outright ban elections — when he was saying they needed to contribute to “a landslide that’s too big to rig” so a second Trump administration can reform election laws with voter ID requirements, thus reducing the need for massive turnout to counteract alleged voter fraud. The statement, in context, reads:
I will secure our elections. Our goal will be, as I said, one day voting with paper ballots, proof of citizenship, and a thing called voter ID. (Applause) You know, when you negotiate and I do that with the Democrats and I negotiate with them all the time on this. I say, look, we’re going to fix our laws with voting, we have to start with voter ID. Everybody has to — “No way!” — the discussion never even goes any further.
I say, we have to have voter ID. It’s called voter identification. “No, we’re not going to do it.” Now, there’s only one reason they do that. because they want to cheat. There’s only one reason.
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And again, Christians — get out and vote! Just this time. (Applause) You won’t have to do it anymore. Four more years, you know what? It’ll be fixed, it’ll be fine. You won’t have to vote anymore. My beautiful Christians. I love you, Christians. I’m a Christian. I love you. Get out. You’ve got to get out and vote. In four years, you don’t have to vote again. We’ll have it fixed so good. You’re not going to have to vote.
There it is! Donald Trump told a gathering of Christians that if they voted for him this time, he’d fix it so they’d never have to vote again. He point blank said he will destroy our Democracy. Keep 250 years of Self Rule alive. VOTE KAMALA!!!
— Rob Reiner (@robreiner) July 27, 2024
Here it is America. We are warned. This guy and his inner circle intend to seize power -and keep it. Say a clear ‘ NO’ with your vote 🇺🇸 https://t.co/5vLXUsnPVm
— Mia Farrow 🏳️🌈 🌻🇺🇸💙 (@MiaFarrow) July 27, 2024
Trump Tells Christians ‘You Won’t Have to Vote Anymore’ If He’s Elected – The New York Times https://t.co/KwOI37VOAJ
— Barbra Streisand (@BarbraStreisand) July 28, 2024
Trump telling Christians he will fix the government so that, once in power, he will be a dictator who will not allow free elections. He will remain in power until he dies. He’s a fascist who intends to topple our democracy by promising Christians he’s got their back. https://t.co/wbwi3mgngH
— N O S ⋊ Ɔ I ᴚ ᴚ Ǝ ᗡ ⊥ ⊥ O Ɔ S (@scottderrickson) July 27, 2024
— David Simon (@AoDespair) July 27, 2024
If you ever want to vote again, if you want to live in a country where one day your children and grandchildren can vote, you need to vote for Harris this November. https://t.co/lNnLqr57FJ
— Timothy Snyder (@TimothyDSnyder) July 27, 2024
These are the most horrifying 30 seconds I’ve ever seen in my life.
Vote Kamala Harris. pic.twitter.com/Qmd8McdHoV
— Aes🇺🇸 (@AesPolitics1) July 27, 2024
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