Charlie Sykes offered a sinister explanation for Donald Trump’s social media posts suggesting that Kamala Harris was sharing fake photos of her crowds.
The former president claimed his Democratic rival had used artificial intelligence to make it appear thousands of supporters had greeted her at a Michigan airport, and the conservative commentator told MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” that Trump was setting the stage for another attempt to overturn an election loss.
“As we’re watching this, you know, decomposition meltdown by Donald Trump, notice that not a single prominent Republican is looking at this and saying, ‘Hey, you know, let’s get off this train, this is deeply wrong, let’s go in a different direction or change my vote,'” Sykes said.
“They’re completely locked in. I also agree with you, that what’s really rattling Donald Trump is that this has become a cultural phenomenon, not simply a political phenomenon.”
“Yes, it is sad and we can make fun of it, it is alarming, but it is also profoundly dangerous, what is going on,” Sykes added, “because you look at that insane tweet, and it’s not just that he’s going down this rabbit hole of deep swamp conspiracy theories. He’s using this as, you know, a way of saying that the Democrats are cheating, that Kamala Harris should be disqualified.”
The Republican nominee seems to be trying to question the legitimacy of the election three months before it takes place, Sykes said, after previously trying to overturn his loss four years ago.
“This is pre-election denialism by Donald Trump,” Sykes said. “It’s no mystery, Donald Trump is never going to graciously concede defeat in this election. He’s already laying the groundwork for what’s going to happen after November. I think this is going to be an extraordinarily dangerous period. He has election deniers in key states, his base is psychologically not prepared for him to lose.”
“This is a desperate man,” Sykes added. “Donald Trump will not simply lose the election. Donald Trump knows if he is not elected president, he may be going to jail. He will do and say anything. You see in that tweet, not merely the fact that he is rattled and losing it, but that he is already coming up with his lines for why he can deny the results of the election, how Kamala Harris’ nomination is unconstitutional, how this is being stolen – all of that in advance.
“No one should be surprised or think that this fever is going to break on Nov. 5. Whatever happens, we are about to head into a very dangerous period in American politics, led by Donald Trump, obviously assisted by Republicans who simply have decided that they’re not going to draw the line.”
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