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We strung together all of Trump’s lies and calls to action about the election between Nov. 4 and the Capitol assault. The result is this 38-minute long video. (1/) https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/02/09/us/trump-voter-fraud-election.html
We also reviewed hundreds of hours of footage of the Jan. 6 protest and put together another video showing how the rioters mimicked — and amplified — Trump’s words. (2/)
Collective chants of “Stop the Steal” morphed into threats of violence against Vice President Mike Pence (“Hang Mike Pence!”) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (“We’re coming for you, Nancy!”). (3/)
Trump’s repeated lies created an alternate reality for his supporters that the election was stolen and they needed to fight for the future of the country. (4/)
Autocratic movements throughout history have been distinguished by leaders repeating lies and suggestions that whip up anger among supporters, according to Professor @TimothyDSnyder. “That is exactly what Trump did.”(5) https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/02/09/us/trump-voter-fraud-election.html
