//Republicans break ranks with Donald Trump over baseless vote fraud claim

Republicans break ranks with Donald Trump over baseless vote fraud claim

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In his Wednesday evening address, an increasingly desperate Donald Trump continued his assault on the democratic process by lying about widespread voter fraud.

“If you count the legal votes, I easily win. If you count the illegal votes, they can try to steal the election from us,” he told the nation.

But it’s now clear that some in his party aren’t buying it. Almost immediately, current and former GOP elected officials blasted the president for sowing discord and lying about the ballot counting process.

The Illinois congressman Adam Kinzinger tweeted that the president’s lying “is getting insane” and pleaded with his party to “STOP Spreading debunked misinformation”.

Meanwhile, the Texas congressman Will Hurd tweeted: “Every American