CNN anchor Phil Mattingly on Monday found himself stunned at what he described as an "unequivocal lie" told by a spokesperson for former President Donald Trump.
The lie in question came after the Washington Post contacted the Trump campaign for comment on its report that Trump had placed pressure on Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey to find evidence he could use to overturn his loss in the state to President Joe Biden in 2020.
In response to the Post's questions, a Trump spokesperson falsely claimed that "the 2020 presidential election was rigged and stolen" and added that Trump should get credit for "doing the right thing" in trying to have it overturned.
"Is everyone just numb at this point?" Mattingly asked incredulously about the Trump campaign statement. "Everything about that statement is a lie, an unequivocal, unambiguous lie based on... the dozens of investigations and court cases. They're tossing that out there the middle of a campaign where he is the front-runner by 30 plus points."
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Mattingly then asked Semafor politics reporter Shelby Talcott whether GOP voters care that Trump is flat-out lying to them about the election.
"I do think a lot of Republican voters believe the 2020 election was stolen and that's why, when you hear Trump still speak about it, right, it's 2023, he's still talking about it on the campaign trail, it resonates in a way," she said.
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