Donald Trump Ridiculed For Claiming Upcoming Georgia Run-Off Is ‘Illegal And Invalid’

Donald Trump may have been trying to set the stage to stop what will likely be tagged as another stolen election if Democrats win, but his most recent comments about the Jan. 5 Runoffs in Georgia, which will determine the balance of power in the Senate, only led to more criticism for the outgoing President on social media.

In a series of tweets on New Year’s Day, the President once again continued sharing his theories about how the Presidential election was stolen from him and that Joe Biden illegally won, stating that changes to voting processes for the COVID-19 pandemic were unconstitutional, making the results in Georgia and other swing states which went for his Democratic challenger, invalid. He also brought up the current run-offs, which see incumbents David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler fighting to not only hold onto their seats in the Senate from Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, but to keep Republican control of the Senate as a whole.

The current Senate balance of power is in favor of the Republican party with 50 reps, while Democrats have 48. If both Ossoff and Warnock win, the Senate will be evenly divided with 50 reps from both parties, meaning that when decisions need to be made and a tie-breaking vote needs to be cast, it will be made by Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris, effectively giving Democrats control of the Executive and Legislative branches.

However, many seized on the President’s tweets declaring the election—which does not officially take place until Jan. 5, though early voting has been happening—illegal and invalid, using it to encourage his supporters and other Republicans to sit out voting, since they didn’t seem to believe the results would be in their favor anyway.

Others then seized on the fact that Trump referred to the election in such a manner—only to then contradict himself one day later by encouraging everyone to show up and vote.

The ridicule is only the latest for the outgoing 45th President, as his continued attempts to overturn the results of the election and cast doubt on Biden’s presidency have courted endless controversy from both sides. As he and others continue to face criticism for their lawsuits and claims that they have refused to show proof in support of, some have advocated for the U.S. to officially split up.