A National Review journalist says New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman is correct: Former President Trump is asking conservative writers to spread the theory he’ll be reinstated after his false claims that the 2020 election was stolen are proven true.
A number of sources have confirmed that Trump is “trying hard to recruit journalists, politicians, and other influential figures to promulgate this belief,” senior writer C.W. Cooke wrote in a Thursday piece titled “Maggie Haberman Is Right.”
Trump also truly believes that he’ll be reinstated to office after a number of election audits in Arizona and other states are finished, Cooke added.
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Cooke’s story comes a day after Haberman described Trump’s efforts to recruit conservative opinionmakers on the CNN show “New Day.”
“He has been trying to get conservative writers to publish, you know, in a more mainstream way that this election was, quote unquote, stolen from him,” Haberman told host John Berman, without naming any writers.
Haberman had initially tweeted Tuesday that Trump believes he will be reinstated.
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Like many after hearing that idea, Cooke pointed out in his piece that there is no constitutional mechanism that would allow that to happen.
“[Reinstatement] is a rejection of reality, a rejection of law, and, ultimately, a rejection of the entire system of American government,” he wrote.
“There is no Reinstatement Clause within the United States Constitution. Hell, there is nothing even approximating a Reinstatement Clause within the United States Constitution.”
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National Review writer backs up claims that Trump pressing conservatives to say election was "stolen" https://t.co/0vQUZDGpXD pic.twitter.com/v5Y9HrvXAT
— The Hill (@thehill) June 3, 2021
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) June 3, 2021
Folks, the crows will be fine. https://t.co/Cks384vVpN
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) June 3, 2021
trump thinking he might be reinstated is the ultimate example of something maga will deride as a smear by his enemies until he says it out loud, at which point they’ll immediately applaud
— Allahpundit (@allahpundit) June 3, 2021at least three outlets (haberman, cooke, wapo) have sources telling them trump believes he’ll be reinstated. i think his inner circle is leaking to show him how insane people think the idea is in hopes that he’ll be dissuaded from mentioning it at rallies
— Allahpundit (@allahpundit) June 3, 2021
I for one cannot wait for Donald Trump v United States to make its way to the Supreme Court.
Rudy Giuliani in oral arguments making the case for reinstatement? pic.twitter.com/5heQJ4E3o3
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) June 3, 2021
Serious question: Why haven't the usual outlets started their "Well, ackshully he will/might be/could be reinstated pieces"?
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) June 3, 2021
Said it once, said it a thousand times: There’s nothing like this in American history. Uncharted waters of authoritarian idiocy. https://t.co/uQRm5mraZ7
— Casey Michel 🇰🇿 (@cjcmichel) June 3, 2021
The man who had the nuclear codes for four years https://t.co/ND96bgEVMq
— Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan) June 3, 2021
This is going to upset the "who's at fault for reporting on Trump" arguments, when the point we should all be focusing on is that the former President is insane and is trying to get his party to enable his mental illness. https://t.co/pnuKf3lFni
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) June 3, 2021
Look, when a former president is full-gooze bozo nuts, and his party is following him down Crazy Pants Alley, that's newsworthy. Stop complaining that Haberman reports on stuff that should be reported. We are not children and covering our eyes does not make it all go away. https://t.co/v4VN7R9uUU
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) June 3, 2021
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