Reaction to Donald Trump's reported call on Saturday morning to Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) asking him to force the state's Republican-majority legislature to overturn the election so Trump can rake in Georgia's 16 Electoral College votes ranged from accusations of sedition to ridicule with the president dubbed "#DesperateDonald."
According to the Washington Post, "Hours before he was scheduled to hold a rally in Georgia on behalf of the state’s two GOP senators, Trump pressed Kemp to call a special session of the state legislature to get lawmakers to override the results and appoint electors that would back him, according to a person familiar with the conversation.”
That led to a deluge of criticism on Twitter, with one commenter writing, "Isn't there an actual law against this? I was sure there was....."
That seemed to be the general consensus as you can see below:
@nycsouthpaw Isn’t there an actual law against this? I was sure there was.....— Kaz (@Kaz)1607195595.0
@nycsouthpaw I think he's officially reached the #DesperateDonald stage.— MayN (@MayN)1607195557.0
@Shannonedrie @kyledcheney Oh it’s sedition already. Treason since before he was even elected in 2016. It’s way pas… https://t.co/TxqQk8OgHv— Jessica 🇺🇸🆘 (@Jessica 🇺🇸🆘)1607195755.0
@LUFC_Arizona @NatashaBertrand You are correct. The problem is that Trump is just going to pardon himself for any f… https://t.co/gM7AqFqU4X— Just Truth (@Just Truth)1607196180.0
@NatashaBertrand Trump is so desperate it makes you wonder what he's afraid. It's simply not losing, it's feels much bigger than that.— everclay🇨🇦 🌊 (@everclay🇨🇦 🌊)1607197387.0
@NatashaBertrand THIS IS NOT NORMAL. This is sedition in broad daylight. There must be an effective mechanism to re… https://t.co/wv2XAWmiup— George Casales 🇺🇸 (@George Casales 🇺🇸)1607196309.0
@NatashaBertrand He’s a very sick man in danger of many law suits against him in NY along with massive due bills co… https://t.co/bib2YyQpFr— Really?!! (@Really?!!)1607195006.0
@Ann_Slater22 @NatashaBertrand And we were warned during the impeachment that if he was let off in the impeachment,… https://t.co/s9fiKVHzKE— steve — Biden/Harris have won! (@steve — Biden/Harris have won!)1607197316.0
@kyledcheney Seems a tad election fraudy.— ghostofsatansson (@ghostofsatansson)1607195366.0
@NatashaBertrand Doesn’t he know that even if he won Georgia he still loses the election?— Vicki (@Vicki)1607194812.0
@NatashaBertrand Isn’t that itself...criminal.— Steven J. Frisch (@Steven J. Frisch)1607194721.0
@kyledcheney Was he like "step in a change the results or I will in fact hold a giant covid superspreader event in your state tonight!"— Peter Harris (@Peter Harris)1607195488.0
@kyledcheney Think about how far we’ve fallen if guys like Brian Kemp and Bill Barr are like “ok enough, we’ve gone too far”....— djkocisi politics (@djkocisi politics)1607196089.0
@kyledcheney Jesus..this is beyond ridiculous.— AllSoundsLow (@AllSoundsLow)1607198995.0
@kyledcheney Also known as: Trump felonied....again.— FactyMcFactFace (@FactyMcFactFace)1607195401.0
@Christo00793254 @kyledcheney They can't wait, particularly AG James.— Kieran Lyons (@Kieran Lyons)1607197355.0
@kyledcheney @Popehat https://t.co/sxMci6m15E— Monstah of Cookies (@Monstah of Cookies)1607198626.0
@kissingrockroad @kyledcheney @Popehat On January 20th, at 12:01 PM, the FBI should do a sweeping search warrant of this thug.— Pamela (@Pamela)1607198117.0
@OMasood8842 @kyledcheney https://t.co/KMoD9rzJnU— wtfknhell-😷 (@wtfknhell-😷)1607195252.0
