Dan Rather piles on Trump and Mike Lindell after 'Reinstatement Day' flop

Legendary CBS newsman Dan Rather led a parade of critics of Donald Trump by ridiculing the former president and his wingman , MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, as the waning hours of the August 13th "Reinstatement Day" -- when Trump would take back the presidency -- failed to materialize.

Among pro-Trump conspiracy theorists, it had become an article of faith that Donald Trump would once again become president on Friday and that current President Joe Biden would be arrested for election fraud.

Late Friday, newsman Rather checked in on his Twitter account and wrote -- with tongue firmly in cheek: My bad. I completely forgot to mark #reinstatementday on my calendar. What did I miss?"

That only encouraged his followers who were willing to play along as you can see below: