ABC/NBC Stoke Conspiracy: Trump Creating 'Mail-In Voting Scandal,' a 'Crisis'

Nicholas Fondacaro | August 16, 2020
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Setting the stage for their excuse if President Trump won reelection, ABC’s Good Morning America and NBC’s Sunday Today spent the morning accusing the President of a conspiracy to steal the 2020 election. ABC called it the “mail-in voting scandal” while NBC dubbed it the “Postal Service crisis;” accusing Postmaster General Louis DeJoy of allegedly doing Trump’s dirty work, even though they admit they don’t have any hard evidence of wrongdoing.

Near the top of ABC’s coverage of the purported scandal, White House correspondent Rachel Scott leaned on serial liars Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to make the baseless accusations:

RACHEL SCOTT:  Democrats calling on the new postmaster general, Louis DeJoy to resign. Congressman Adam Schiff tweeting: “He's slowed delivery, banned overtime, and decommissioned mail-sorting machines right before the election, during a pandemic.”

SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI (D-CA): Within this administration is an attempt to make sure your vote doesn't count and doesn't count as cast.

Protesters filling the streets outside DeJoy's home. Carrying signs reading, ‘don't stamp out democracy,’” Scott boasted. Further proving she was getting her talking points from the DNC, Scott concluded by noting that “Democratic aides” told her “Nancy Pelosi is considering bringing back the chamber early to address those concerns with the post office.”

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