Even after winning the electoral college, Trump is unable to acknowledge that he lost the popular vote by 2.9 million voters. With no evidence, Trump uses racist lies and conspiracy theories to claim voter fraud, tweeting: “I won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally.” These lies are echoed by rightwing media and Trump allies.

Building on Trump’s conspiracy theories and lies about voter fraud, Republicans disenfranchise millions of black and brown voters with anti-democratic voter suppression laws to help their chances in 2018 midterm elections. Although Republicans failed to keep their majority in the House, they narrowly won enough key Senate seats to keep Mitch McConnell in power for the next two years.

The Trump Presidency is defined by his lies, corruption, and his abuse of power. Anyone perceived to be disloyal to the president is publicly attacked and even fired by tweet. Trump’s inner circle is rocked by criminal indictments and convictions. And even after Trump is caught on tape illegally pressuring a foreign government to investigate his political rival, Republicans refuse to hold him accountable.

Feeling threatened by the expected rise of mail-in votes due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Trump falsely claimed that the system is “rigged” and that it “doesn’t work out well for Republicans”. Trump and GOP leaders double down on lies about voter fraud to cast doubt on the authenticity of mail-in voting and even take steps to defund the USPS.

As election results are still being counted, Trump goes on TV to claim victory and repeats baseless voter fraud lies tweeting, “We are up BIG, but they are trying to STEAL the Election. We will never let them do it.” Since April of 2020, Trump has had over 150 false claims of fraudulent ballots or the alleged dangers of mail-in voting. His lies are repeated by rightwing media and his political allies.

More than 60% of House Republicans joined a failed Texas lawsuit asking the Supreme Court to overturn the election by blocking four states from casting electoral votes for President-Elect Joe Biden. It was a cowardly and anti-democratic move by Republicans in Congress who are unwilling to stand up to Trump and his MEGA mob of supporters who believe The Big Lie.

Trump summoned his supporters to a D.C. rally with false promises of overturning the election. At Trump's direction the mob marches on the Capitol to “stop the steal.” Led by organized white supremacist and radicalized extremists, the world watches in horror as the mob overwhelms the capitol police and ransacks Congress with chants of “Hang Mike Pence.”

Even after the Capitol was attacked by a violent mob of Trump supporters, a majority of Republican members of Congress voted to overturn the election. It was a cynical, anti-democratic vote to appease Trump and the MAGA Mob who believe his lies. It was a vote of sedition taken by political cowards and opportunists who betrayed their oath of office and the American people they swore to protect.

Even after Trump incited a violent insurrection of the U.S. Capitol over baseless voter fraud claims, Republican allies continue to stand by Trump’s outrageous claims. The same lies spouted by Trump are now being repeated on the floor of Congress to further restrict access to the ballot box in the future.

Republican leaders and conservative media attempt to rewrite history and defend Trump’s failed January 6th insurrection despite the overwhelming video and photo evidence. Repeating the lies of voter fraud and freedom of speech, the vast majority of Republicans side with Trump and either vote against impeachment in the House or for acquittal in the Senate.

Using the cover of the Big Lie, Republicans have introduced hundreds of bills in 47 states to limit voting rights for millions of primarily black and brown voters. After 4 years of Trump’s “American Carnage” the Republican base has become smaller, but more radicalized. GOP leaders are counting on anti-democratic measures and targeted voter suppression to win future elections.

Since losing the election, Donald Trump and Republicans have used deceptive fundraising strategies to target small dollar donors in order to raise millions in PAC donations on the basis of election fraud and conspiracy theories. Following the violent insurrection of the capitol, Trump still left office with tens of millions of dollars raised for his new Save America PAC.