In his last ‘MAGA’ rally before taking office, Trump brought up vote counting computers in Pennsylvania. This has led to speculations on Twitter that he might have inadvertently implicated himself and Elon Musk in a controversial statement during the rally.
Addressing Musk at the event, Trump remarked: “And then he journeyed to Pennsylvania where he spent a month and a half campaigning for me and he’s a popular guy.
“He knows those computers better than anybody. All those computers, those vote-counting computers, and we ended up winning Pennsylvania like in a landslide.
“So, it was pretty good, it was pretty good. So, thank you to Elon.”
One Twitter user responded: “This is called a confession.”
“What an odd thing to say,” added another.
Another user expressed surprise at Trump’s words, commenting: “Did he just……..”
A fourth person noted: “Now, Trump suggests that Elon Musk rigged the PA vote-counting computers in his favor.
“Surely the GOP will be demanding a full investigation into Trump and his oligarch wannabe-dictator buddies. Right?”
However, some disagreed with this interpretation, suggesting that people are overreacting.
One user stated: “I literally just watched it and he never said any of that…”
Another explained: “‘Depending on which county a resident lives in, they may vote by voting machine, or they may vote with a paper ballot that is scanned in.
“Pennsylvania uses different systems to count mail-in ballots in some parts of the state that are used to count the same-day vote, and every vote in the state leaves a paper trail.’
“Therefore it would be technically impossible to hack voting machines since the paper trail would not match up. Wishful thinking though.”
Could it all be speculation? While I’m not an expert, I believe there’s a lot of conspiracy surrounding vote-counting in the US. Personally, I think Trump won fairly, just as President Joe Biden did in the 2020 elections.
One person speculated: “Now I’m convinced the inauguration will be inside due to protests,” considering the uproar sparked by Trump’s comments on Musk’s social media platform. Moving it indoors might indeed be the prudent choice.