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Wed May 20, 2020, 07:11 PM May 2020

McEnany: Trump tweeted threats to states to 'alert' his Cabinet of his 'concerns'



By Oliver Willis -May 20, 2020 4:43 PM

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany offered a creative explanation for why Trump threatened Michigan and Nevada on Twitter.

Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to withhold federal funding from Michigan and Nevada after those states made efforts to ease voting during the pandemic. Michigan is sending absentee ballots to residents, and Nevada is encouraging residents to vote by mail.

Without evidence, Trump claimed on Twitter that those states were acting "illegally."

In 2016, Trump narrowly won Michigan and lost Nevada. In both states, more Americans disapprove than approve of Trump by a double-digit margin.

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany later in the day said Trump's tweets were meant to "alert" his own administration to his unspecified legal concerns. McEnany did not explain why Trump could not communicate his issues in a phone call to the officials he put in power.

https://americanindependent.com/kayleigh-mcenany-donald-trump-michigan-nevada-funding-twitter-voting-coronavirus/

So idiot you just confirmed that he is into "extortion" ..................
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McEnany: Trump tweeted threats to states to 'alert' his Cabinet of his 'concerns' (Original Post) turbinetree May 2020 OP
What complete and utter bullshit...LOL Thomas Hurt May 2020 #1
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