"Hereby" is the word Trump uses when he is trying to sound official...

[Nevilledog]

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Tweet text:
Daniel Dale
@ddale8
States are not Trump's to claim. The votes, which are being counted, decide who wins them.

"Hereby" is the word Trump uses when he is trying to sound official while making a declaration he has no power to make.
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[Thomas Hurt]

1. Ahhh, more of Trump's signature "power of positive bullshit".

[Dream Girl]

2. I hereby claim myself as the winner of Powerball!

[Newest Reality]

3. I hereby claim myself as the winner of this thread!!!!

[Beartracks]

6. I hereby win the Internet!

Of course, I suppose I would first need to hereby post this on Twitter.

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[empedocles]

4. .

[yellowcanine]

5. "We hereby claim the title of sore loser man.

What's with the royal fucking "we" anyway?

[dixiechiken1]

12. We are not fucking amused.

[TlalocW]

7. Next tweet will be

Of an anonymous person high-up in the state's government that has some power over recounts coming to him with tears in his eyes and constantly calling him sir while telling him that he's being cheated, and he should do everything in his power to stop the counting.

TlalocW

[soothsayer]

8. Big guy, straight out of central casting

[Dream Girl]

9. Was he a big, burly guy with tears in his eyes?

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

10. Trump ....

Fuck you!

[Denzil_DC]

11. I can't remember him ever saying the word out loud.

What's the betting he pronounces it HERRY-BEE?

[Liberal In Texas]

13. It's a lawsuit word. He's very familiar with lawsuits. Probably thinks it makes him sound like

he's doing something official.

What a doofus.

[tanyev]

14. Makes him sound like a big boy.

A very, very, very smart big boy.

[onethatcares]

15. bring out the court jester and

those guys with the long trumpets...

apparently he's put a "lid" on it for tonite.

[Goodheart]

16. This is his first shot in what he hopes will be a civil war. His minions have been called to arms.

It will amount to treason.