Republicans beat Democrats 13-12 in the annual Congressional Baseball Game at Nationals Park yesterday, and one Democratic Representative responded to the win using some very familiar language.
California Representative Ro Khanna evoked former President Donald Trump's bogus voter fraud allegations in responding to the win, which Fox News reporter Chad Pergram noted was the first win for Republicans since 2016.
Khanna wrote:
"I don't care if the scoreboard said Republicans 13, Democrats 12. Democrats won!"
"The Republicans stole the game! I demand a recount! I want an audit!"
"Democrats must introduce new rules to make it more difficult for Republicans to hit, run, score, and catch the ball for outs."
I don't care if the scoreboard said Republicans 13, Democrats 12. Democrats won! The Republicans stole the game! I demand a recount! I want an audit! Democrats must introduce new rules to make it more difficult for Republicans to hit, run, score, and catch the ball for outs.https://twitter.com/chadpergram/status/1443396702145232897\u00a0\u2026— Ro Khanna (@Ro Khanna) 1632971525
Former President Donald Trump's claims that the 2020 election was stolen have proven quite popular among the Republican base.
His campaign launched efforts to overturn election results in key swing states, including Georgia and Wisconsin, and Republicans have continued to parrot his claims despite all evidence to the contrary.
Khanna's tweet inspired quite a few comical and similarly mocking responses.
\u201cI\u2019d like you to do me a favor, though. All I need is for you to find 2 runs, just 2 little runs. It\u2019s not much. Because, you see, we really shoulda won. In fact, we did win, see?\u201d— Mary Chaffin (@Mary Chaffin) 1632981326
This isn't really about baseball is it.— MurphyJorden (@MurphyJorden) 1632977725
I wonder what joe Manchin and Krysten Sinema would be in this scenario— Tyler Hackner (@Tyler Hackner) 1632971625
Somebody get the cyber ninja turtles there stat!!!— Mayra Marrero \ud83c\udf0a (@Mayra Marrero \ud83c\udf0a) 1632973038
Their bats were corked and their balls juiced...— J. L. Hardy (@J. L. Hardy) 1632972129
Wait how many people of color did they have? We can clear them from the roster!\n\n... oh— Teddy Fucking Roosevelt (@Teddy Fucking Roosevelt) 1632975291
Were the scoring sheets checked for Bamboo fibers? I guess we will know 5 months down the line.— IndependentVoter (@IndependentVoter) 1632975973
Let's get three people directly involved in the game to decide the outcome along with Clarence Thomas— Cameron, working class leftist (@Cameron, working class leftist) 1632971712
Has anyone called Mike Lindell? He would surely get to the bottom of this!— James Paul (@James Paul) 1632981431
The Congressional Baseball Game for Charity is played annually by members of Congress and has typically been attended by staffers, dignitaries, and even the President himself.
Khanna's remarks, while comical, come at a time when political polarization is high tensions remain fraught between both political parties.
Democrats have remained largely unanimous in their condemnation of Trump's conspiracy theories.
However, Republicans are largely divided between those who acknowledge President Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 election and those who have devoted themselves further to the "Big Lie" and the former President's cult of personality.
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