Musician John Legend has emerged as one of the most visible critics of President Donald Trump in the entertainment industry. Shortly before the 2020 election, Legend performed at a rally for Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and he remains a vocal dissenter against Trump's tweets and daily falsehoods.
Legend's latest rebuttal came in response to the President's continued refusal to accept defeat from President-elect Joe Biden.
Breaking with the centuries-long tradition of defeated Presidents gracefully conceding and working with their successors to facilitate a transition, Trump and his team have launched numerous lawsuits hinging on false claims of voter fraud in multiple states.
Meanwhile, the President continues to share false information designed to undermine faith in the United States' democratic process among his supporters.
Retweeting a lie that election observers were never allowed into ballot counting facilities, Trump boasted that he won 73 million "legal" votes.
NOW 73,000,000 LEGAL VOTES! https://t.co/VSNfdzoFkK
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 12, 2020
In the days since Biden was declared the winner of the election, the President and his sphere have frequently deployed the term "legal votes," implying the existence of millions of illegal votes. Judging from the President's tweet, any vote for Trump is considered a "legal" vote.
Legend mocked Trump's all-caps declaration by telling him to look up the number of votes for Biden.
Hahahahahahahahaha. Now do Biden https://t.co/r8erksYmw9
— John Legend (@johnlegend) November 12, 2020
Fact check: Trump is currently at 72.4M so he can't even round up to 73M. He is and always has been a lying liar. And Biden is at 77.7M. Biden handily won both the popular vote and the electoral college. Trump = Impeached one-term president = lying loser
— John Legend (@johnlegend) November 12, 2020
Legend pointed out that, as was the case in 2016, Trump lost the popular vote in the 2020 election, with Biden earning 77.7 million votes—around five million more votes than Trump.
People largely agreed with Legend's comeback.
I love when people come in with the facts 😆 #TrumpConcede https://t.co/dkB8FKpCQM
— Ms. Cantu (@convos_w_my_MIL) November 12, 2020
This is gold https://t.co/6Ru0gnBquW
— Maria B. (@MaidenGal133) November 12, 2020
You know you lost by a lot! @realDonaldTrump you are spreading fake news!!!! 😂🤣😂🤣 https://t.co/C7fmhlWnHM
— DKMD (@debbiedunn007) November 12, 2020
Legend wasn't the only one to call out Trump for his latest Twitter boast.
This is like the Vikings coach bragging about scoring 28 points when they lost 35-28. You still took an L. https://t.co/tNFgk9m7Y3
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 12, 2020
No, actually it's still closer to 72 million.
And Biden has over 77 million. https://t.co/3Htc32Aq59
— S.V. Dáte (@svdate) November 12, 2020
We have an actual pandemic raging thru our country and unfortunately you are still our president. Can you put down the rattle and focus? https://t.co/rczV5thGQi
— Jesse Tyler Ferguson (@jessetyler) November 12, 2020
In order to grift money from gullible supporters, Trump is telling 45% of the country that being a Democrat is illegal. https://t.co/3r7sX41xlY
— Amanda Marcotte (@AmandaMarcotte) November 12, 2020
And you are still losing https://t.co/glzCgFAjuC
— rolandsmartin (@rolandsmartin) November 12, 2020
Donald Trump: 72,371,262 votes
Joe Biden: 77,628,665 votes@JoeBiden is winning the Popular Vote with 50.8%. The HIGHEST percentage for a challenger since FDR in 1932!
Biden received more votes than any Presidential candidate in U.S. history!
Biden's Electoral College: 306 🇺🇸 https://t.co/tlNll2kmrN
— Brett Gursky (@BrettGursky) November 12, 2020
Despite Trump's complaints, President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will be inaugurated on January 20.
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