That Time Trump Complained Obama Would Steal the 2012 Election With Recounts
“Make sure all your friends and family vote,” Trump said at the time
Margeaux Sippell | November 4, 2020 @ 7:50 PM
Last Updated: November 5, 2020 @ 12:55 PM
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One of Trump’s tweets from 2012 is looking pretty awkward right about now.
Eight years ago, on the day of the presidential election that saw Barrack Obama win out against Mitt Romney, Trump warned against the very thing he is now demanding — a recount of votes in swing states where the fate of the presidency hangs in the balance.
“We don’t want to have a recount in any of the battleground states. Obama will steal it,” Trump tweeted at the time. “Make sure all your friends and family vote.”
Fast forward to Wednesday, when even before the state of Wisconsin was called in Joe Biden’s favor, the Trump Campaign announced that they would pursue a recount there.
That last part is extra ironic, considering his campaign has also been openly conspiring to stop perfectly legal mail-in ballots postmarked by Nov. 3 from being counted.
Of course, the president got read for filth on Twitter over the obvious irony of the poorly-aged tweet.
Disgruntled Ex-Trump Staffers Who Voted for Biden, From Michael Cohen to Omarosa (Photos)
On election day, take a break from all the incredible stress you're probably feeling with TheWrap's breakdown of ex-Trump employees getting revenge on their former boss by voting for Joe Biden.
Michael Cohen -- "Guess what I did this morning...bright and early?" Trump ex-lawyer tweeted (spoiler: he voted for Biden).
James Comey -- "Vote for your country," the former FBI director said in a tweet that included a photo of him wearing a Biden-Harris t-shirt. So, kind of the opposite of what he did 4 years ago.
Omarosa -- "Just know that I voted for the graduate of Howard University, because I'm a Bison through and through!" Omarosa Manigault Newman told Extra, referring to Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris.
Miles Taylor -- "Closing argument: 230,000+ American lives lost. Vote him out," the author of the anonymous "resistance within the Trump White House" op-ed tweeted, referencing the number of people killed by COVID-19. Sidenote, Taylor helped develop Trump's policy of separating refugee children from their families, a policy the UN says violates international law.
Alexander Vindman -- "This time last year, I appeared before the House Committees investigating @realDonaldTrump ’s extortion of Ukraine to steal an American election. I did my duty & told the truth," the NSC whistleblower said.
Olivia Troye -- "As a lifelong #Republican-for the 1st time ever in my voting life-#IVoted for a straight #Democratic ticket. Together-we can stop @realDonaldTrump from continuing to destroy our country," the former Homeland Security Official tweeted
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A few of the President’s former employees stuck the knife in with Election Day social media posts
On election day, take a break from all the incredible stress you're probably feeling with TheWrap's breakdown of ex-Trump employees getting revenge on their former boss by voting for Joe Biden.
