The Late Show playfully re-enacts Trump's sore-loser election strategy
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President-elect Joe Biden has unofficially won the 2020 election, earning comfortable majorities in more than enough states to take the Electoral College, but President Trump is actively refusing to concede. His barrage of lawsuits trying to show voter fraud have all sputtered, and the top law firm pressing his case is publicly trying to distance itself from the effort.
When Trump's refusal to accept defeat became clear last week, The Late Show had a little fun depicting a situation that could easily end up no laughing matter.
And if you want a sense of how Trump's fraud claims sound to The Daily Show, Desi Lydic "Foxsplains" them below. Peter Weber
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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.
