It's been weeks since President-elect Joe Biden was declared the winner of the 2020 presidential election, defeating incumbent President Donald Trump with 306 electoral votes and over six million ballots in the popular vote.
But Trump is still refusing to accept these results, falsely insisting to his supporters that widespread voter fraud tipped the race to Biden, despite his own officials assuring that 2020's election was the "most secure in American history."
With Trump's legal team pursuing multiple lawsuits across numerous swing states (losing 35 of them so far) and the President tweeting dozens of lies about election fraud each day, concerns are growing that Trump's efforts will only succeed in eroding public faith in the democracy that's defined the United States since its inception.
Most Republican lawmakers are sticking with the President, but some—like Congressman Paul Mitchell (R-MI)—are urging the President to give it up.
Mitchell tweeted to the President to "drop these arguments."
Oh my God. .@realDonaldTrump Please for the sake of our Nation please drop these arguments without evidence or factual basis. #stopthestupid https://t.co/IMMImXrckV
— Rep. Paul Mitchell (@RepPaulMitchell) November 30, 2020
Mitchell, whose home state the Trump campaign targeted in its efforts to overturn the election results, was responding to baseless claims by Trump that the election was "Rigged."
He included the hashtag #StopTheStupid, a play on the Trump campaign's mantra "Stop the Steal."
The hashtag soon caught on.
Now there is a hashtag worth trending. #StopTheStupid . It works on so many levels. https://t.co/hYMBFrIOL0
— DCGomez (@AllThingsNatSec) November 30, 2020
#stopthestupid
How fitting this tag is for all of trump's team and supporters.. pic.twitter.com/ZyYCsuRjEi
— Sheamus (@Sheamus89102529) November 30, 2020
NO WAY. WE LOST THIS ELECTION.
Fixed it. #stopthestupid pic.twitter.com/mOqirzrvbn
— SamB (@brokenclock15) November 30, 2020
When you instantly know whom the hashtag is about#stopthestupid
— Rick G. Rosner (@dumbassgenius) November 30, 2020
I agree with GOP @RepPaulMitchell and the hashtag he wrote, #stopthestupid. https://t.co/3preJFTREg
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) November 30, 2020
Very much agree with Republican U.S. House member below. #StoptheStupid https://t.co/tagjF8Cjjp
— Neal Katyal (@neal_katyal) November 30, 2020
Twitter users commended Mitchell for being one of the few Republicans not to grant legitimacy to Trump's bogus accusations.
Thank you Congressman. If I could vote for you, I would - just for your willingness to stand up for our country.
— Kurt "Masks Save Lives" Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 30, 2020
Opposite side of the aisle but thank you for this...I know you'll get endless crap for it but it's the right thing to do and say. Hold onto that.
— Dragoon Zytl (@DragoonZytl) November 30, 2020
Thank you, Congressman.
We need more people on your side speaking out against this blatant insanity and stupidity.
It's the only way we can survive as a democracy.
— TrumpsTaxes (@TrumpsTaxes) November 30, 2020
Despite Trump's complaints, President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will be inaugurated on January 20th.
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