Trump's Baseless Attacks On Election Integrity Bolstered By Disinformation Online
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🗓️ 30 September 2020
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| 0:00.0 | Thank you and good night. |
| 0:05.8 | For a lot of people watching Tuesday night. |
| 0:08.1 | That was a hot mess inside a dumpster fire inside a train wreck. |
| 0:13.9 | Especially people who do it for a living. |
| 0:16.1 | That was crazy. |
| 0:17.1 | What was that? |
| 0:18.1 | It was a train wreck. |
| 0:20.4 | The presidential debate didn't exactly bolster anyone's faith in the democratic process. |
| 0:24.9 | I've been watching debates, covering debates since 1976. |
| 0:28.8 | I've never seen anything like this. |
| 0:30.8 | I don't think any of us have. |
| 0:32.7 | This was a disgrace, frankly. |
| 0:35.0 | It wasn't just the president's chaotic interruptions. |
| 0:37.8 | It was his refusal to condemn white supremacists. |
| 0:42.7 | Stand back and stand by, but I'll tell you why. |
| 0:45.7 | And his refusal to ask his supporters to stay calm during an extended period of counting |
| 0:50.9 | votes. |
| 0:51.9 | I am urging my people. |
| 0:52.9 | I hope it's going to be a fair election. |
| 0:54.4 | If it's a fair election, I am 100% on board. |
| 0:57.8 | Instead, he told them to monitor polling places. |
| 1:00.6 | I am urging my supporters to go into the polls and watch very carefully, because that's |
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