{"id":1031684,"date":"2024-05-12T21:25:31","date_gmt":"2024-05-12T21:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1031684"},"modified":"2024-05-23T19:54:51","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T19:54:51","slug":"sunday-scaries-trumps-surrogates-spew-baseless-election-denying-lies-and-conspiracy-theories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/sunday-scaries-trumps-surrogates-spew-baseless-election-denying-lies-and-conspiracy-theories\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday Scaries: Trump\u2019s Surrogates Spew Baseless Election-Denying Lies and Conspiracy Theories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"341\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-Room-Master-Image.png?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1031397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-Room-Master-Image.png 1500w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-Room-Master-Image.png?resize=300,100 300w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-Room-Master-Image.png?resize=768,256 768w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-Room-Master-Image.png?resize=1024,341 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>In response to Trump\u2019s surrogates pushing baseless lies about the 2020 election on the Sunday shows, <\/em><strong><em>DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement:&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cJ.D. Vance, Kari Lake, and Lindsey Graham each took to the airwaves today to parrot Donald Trump\u2019s dangerous attacks on our democracy. From pushing the Big Lie that the 2020 election was stolen to sowing doubt in our election systems in 2024, these MAGA minions continue to show that they\u2019ll say anything to prop up Trump\u2019s baseless conspiracies that threaten our democratic institutions.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>J.D. Vance hedged on whether he would accept this November\u2019s results, parroting Trump\u2019s rhetoric to undermine the will of the voters.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNNSOTU\/status\/1789669846126359025\">Dana Bash, CNN<\/a>: \u201cWill you commit to accepting the results of this year\u2019s election?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>J.D. Vance: \u201cIf it&#8217;s a free and fair election, I will accept the results, Dana.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lindsey Graham also refused to commit to accepting this election\u2019s results, citing the unfounded threat of&nbsp; \u201cmassive cheating.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/meet-the-press\/video\/sen-lindsey-graham-says-he-ll-accept-2024-election-results-if-there-s-no-massive-cheating-210757701925\">Kristen Welker, NBC News<\/a>: \u201cWill you accept the results of the 2024 election, no matter who wins?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lindsey Graham: \u201cYeah, I\u2019ll accept them, if, I think, there\u2019s no massive cheating.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>After a long rant filled with conspiracy theories and lies, Kari Lake said she was not confident this election would be fair.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/news\/kari-lake-tells-maria-bartiromo-she-is-not-all-that-confident-the-2024-election-will-be-fair\/\">Maria Bartiromo, Fox News<\/a>: \u201cSo how confident are you, then, that we will have a fair election in November?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kari Lake: \u201cIf it were today, I wouldn\u2019t be all that confident.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In response to Trump\u2019s surrogates pushing baseless lies about the 2020 election on the Sunday shows, DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement:&nbsp; \u201cJ.D. Vance, Kari Lake, and Lindsey Graham each took to the airwaves today to parrot Donald Trump\u2019s dangerous attacks on our democracy. 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