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When even Fox News knows there is no evidence for former Republican President Donald Trump's Big Lie—his 2020 election fraud claims—you know there's nothing more to be said.
But Republican Alabama Representative Mo Brooks hasn't yet gotten that memo, it seems.
Brooks, one of Trump's most ardent supporters, had a meltdown during an interview with Fox News over the weekend when the channel's Sandra Smith reminded him there is no merit to Trump's false claims.
See Brooks' hissy fit below.
Rep. Mo Brooks claims he & Trump had many conversations from last September to early this year that "revolved around his being reinstated, revolved around his wanting to rescind the [2020] election."
"And I can understand him wanting to do that, ok? He was robbed," Brooks adds. pic.twitter.com/M6oOsvT1qS
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 29, 2022
Brooks is facing a runoff in his nomination campaign for the U.S. Senate against fellow Republican Katie Britt after Trump rescinded his endorsement of Brooks back in March in retaliation for Brooks saying it was time to move on from the 2020 election.
It seems that rescission must have really stung, because when Smith questioned him about the 2020 election on Fox News Sunday, Brooks rapidly went into meltdown mode.
He told Smith he and the former President had several conversations in recent months about the possibility of overturning the 2020 election and reinstating Trump as President—an absurd and categorically unconstitutional notion.
It seems that last part—the part about it being impossible—is what made Trump blow Brooks off.
Now Brooks seems to be in groveling mode.
As he told Smith:
"I can understand him wanting to [overturn the election], OK?"
"He was robbed, in my judgment, in 2020, in his judgment he was robbed, and so I can understand that desire."
"The conflict was when I would explain the law does not allow us to do that.”
The problem, of course, is Trump wasn't robbed at all—he simply lost.
By a lot.
Trump supporters seem to forget he also lost the popular vote in 2016—only managing to capture the presidency thanks to electoral college votes.
Trump also failed to garner a 50% approval rating for his entire presidency—except for a handful of occasions on only the conservative Rasmussen polls. Even then, he barely cleared 50%.
The idea such an unpopular President would win a popular votehe lost 4 years earlier defied logic.
And when Smith pointed this out—well, suffice to say Brooks wasn't having it.
Throwing up his hands, he shouted at Smith:
"Oh no, that’s wrong! I don’t know why you people in the media keep saying that, but that is absolutely false!"
When Smith pointed out that a long list of lawsuits about 2020 election fraud have been thrown out of courts all over the country for lack of evidence, Brooks was no less curt.
He snapped:
"The courts are not the final arbiter of who wins a federal election contest. Congress is."
And Congress already made its determination so...
Go fish, Representative Brooks.
On Twitter, people couldn't believe how unhinged the interview was.
Yeah, well my high school band was robbed of a state championship in 2018 but I didn't go knocking on the judges door, asking them to find more points.
But, I believe I may from now on, when I THINK something is wrong and have no proof of it, since that's the GOP way!
— Human rights are not optional (@MissiTurner) May 29, 2022
“He was robbed, we just don’t have any evidence it actually happened. But it totally did!”
— Truth has both evidence and logic on its side. (@UnseenMonkeyFu) May 29, 2022
80 million of US voters disagree.
— gammy63🆘️ (@TroyerRita) May 29, 2022
🌊YOU TELL ME HOW THEY CAN TALK TREASONOUS MOVES ON TV AND THINK THAT OK & Get away with it ! I'M AM JUST LIVID AND AT A LOST FOR WORDS ! WHERE THE HELL IS THIS DOJ ? OR ANYONE !🌊 https://t.co/lJWB50HeCK
— Ponch Hoppy (@Birdmanfact) May 31, 2022
Narrator: He wasn’t. https://t.co/nUumtLK4RJ
— Chris Cillizza (@ChrisCillizza) May 31, 2022
Aside from the stupidity of his words, notice how Brooks uses aggression through the tone and noise level of his voice. This is how insecure men speak to women they wish to overpower in a conversation. Just like that. https://t.co/vc8e2Y1GQe
— Sharon S Brown (@MySharonaBrown) May 29, 2022
Hey, @repmobrooks, when even a Fox News host calls out your bullshit, you know you are way off the rails.
Go sit on your porch and yell at kids to stay off your lawn. https://t.co/dtUG3SfHP4
— Steve (@BroomallSteve) May 29, 2022
And some felt like Brooks' comments didn't bode well for the future.
We will be robbed if he keeps his office! We are taking names now!! https://t.co/9kbn9pPTSO
— sandy raymond (@LovelyLassSandy) May 30, 2022
Mo Brooks is dumber than a bag of hair and crazier than a shithouse rat. And the worse part is that he, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Lauren Boebert, and Matt Gaetz the vanguard of a new breed of politicians that will bring down your Republic. https://t.co/cs2kqueffh
— Marc (@GDoc2001) May 29, 2022
They're not planning to ever let another election be free and fair.
— If they are all Fredo, we are all Frodo (@FaganKara) May 29, 2022
It will be interesting to see if Brooks' tirade wins Trump over to re-endorsing him.
But he definitely has competition.
Katie Britt was seen dining with Trump at Mar-a-lago just a few months ago.