President Donald Trump erupted on Truth Social early Wednesday, declaring that a fellow Republican deserved hell rather than holiday cheer as he raged over the imprisonment of election denier Tina Peters. Trump praised the former Colorado clerk — now serving a nine-year state sentence — as a victim for trying to stop what he baselessly called “massive voter fraud,” while unloading on Colorado’s Democratic governor and a Republican district attorney he branded a “RINO.” Unable to pardon Peters because she’s incarcerated in the state system, Trump instead unleashed a familiar tirade, wishing his political enemies “only the worst” and telling them to “rot in Hell.” The post underscored Trump’s continued embrace of election conspiracy figures — and his escalating attacks on anyone who dares hold them accountable.
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