The Jill Stein campaign is pushing for recounts in three key states, and Hillary Clinton‘s campaign counsel said they would participate in the Wisconsin recount Stein already filed for. Well, Donald Trump went on quite the tweetstorm about it this morning.
The argument made by Stein and some others is that they won’t know if there was anything awry in the vote results in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Michigan unless they look. Stein also said she wants to ensure the integrity of the voting system.
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The comments by Clinton’s campaign counsel make it clear they did not see “actionable evidence of hacking,” but “now that a recount has been initiated in Wisconsin, we intend to participate in order to ensure the process proceeds in a manner that is fair to all sides.”
Kellyanne Conway has already leaped on this to call the Clinton camp sore losers, and Trump this morning pointed out how much criticism he got for possibly not accepting the results:
The Democrats, when they incorrectly thought they were going to win, asked that the election night tabulation be accepted. Not so anymore!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 27, 2016
Hillary Clinton conceded the election when she called me just prior to the victory speech and after the results were in. Nothing will change
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 27, 2016
Hillary's debate answer on delay: "That is horrifying. That is not the way our democracy works. Been around for 240 years. We've had free —
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 27, 2016
and fair elections. We've accepted the outcomes when we may not have liked them, and that is what must be expected of anyone standing on a –
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 27, 2016
during a general election. I, for one, am appalled that somebody that is the nominee of one of our two major parties would take that kind —
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 27, 2016
of position." Then, separately she stated, "He said something truly horrifying … he refused to say that he would respect the results of —
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 27, 2016
this election. That is a direct threat to our democracy." She then said, "We have to accept the results and look to the future, Donald —
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 27, 2016
Trump is going to be our President. We owe him an open mind and the chance to lead." So much time and money will be spent – same result! Sad
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 27, 2016
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