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"He outright said he wouldn’t accept the outcome if he lost." This is a is objectively untrue. You cannot find an in-context quote of Trump saying this 'outrig
by jlawson 7y ago
"He outright said he wouldn’t accept the outcome if he lost."
This is a is objectively untrue. You cannot find an in-context quote of Trump saying this 'outright'. You need to apply several layers of hostile interpretation, which the media is happy to do.
- mikeash 7y ago“I will totally accept the results of this great and historic presidential election — if I win.” Doesn’t take more than one small layer of perfectly reasonable interpretation.
- jlawson 7y agoIt takes at least three layers: Interpretation Layer 1: He's mocking critics who were saying he wouldn't accept the outcome. Since he's mocking, he's not serious. You have to interpret a mocking response as serious. Interpretation Layer 2: He never said he wouldn't accept if he lost. You have to infer that yourself. Interpretation Layer 3: He said 'totally', which often means the alternative is 'not totally'. He could have meant he would just complain about the results, but still accept them. To think he would fully reject them in an outright, actionable way you need to interpret the words in a special way. -- So the original statement was false as I said. Nothing here is even close to 'outright' saying he wouldn't accept the result.