ICYMI & Free Chat Friday: July 17, 2026

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The More You Know:

Chip Franklin: “Trump lost the 2020 election by 7M votes. He lost the electoral vote 306-232. In fact, Joe Biden received more than 81M votes, the most votes ever cast for a president in US history. These numbers have been investigated by the Republican Congress and 60 court… pic.twitter.com/abRb2peQkV
— Really American 🇺🇸 (@ReallyAmerican1) July 16, 2026

Fact Checking The Liar in Chief’s Bigly Speech:

Trump’s in-house 2020 election conspiracy theorist just admitted foreign influence didn’t change any votes in 2020.

Then he ran away. pic.twitter.com/pHbHkUDqaL
— Grant Stern  (@grantstern) July 17, 2026

President Trump announced that his administration is declassifying intelligence that reveals "shocking vulnerabilities in our election infrastructure," including "hacking, exploitation and foreign interference."

FACT CHECK RATING: False.

Officials have repeatedly said election… pic.twitter.com/CVmy4wFeMA
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 17, 2026

President Trump in his primetime address on election integrity claimed “hundreds of thousands of non-citizens and dead people are listed and active on the voter rolls.”

FACT CHECK RATING: Exaggerated.

While election experts indicate that votes cast on behalf of “dead people”… pic.twitter.com/x71dEAnJaB
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 17, 2026

President Trump says documents reviewed by White House officials show that "starting in the 2020 election cycle, the People's Republic of China carried out what is believed to be the largest compromise of election data in history."

220 million U.S. voter files containing… pic.twitter.com/RUOpirgZrY
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 17, 2026

President Trump alleged voting machines and ballot-counting systems are "extremely exposed to attack," pointing to intelligence that was declassified and released by the White House — following years of similar claims about voting machines.

FACT CHECK RATING: Lacks evidence.… pic.twitter.com/UG8j79aQJk
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 17, 2026

President Trump claimed "mail-In ballots are inherently corrupt," while advocating for his SAVE America Act, which would ban mail-in voting, except in certain cases.

FACT CHECK RATING: False.

There is no evidence of widespread mail-in ballot fraud or corruption in states where… pic.twitter.com/eExtt5QMPI
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 17, 2026

Critical context about Trump's speech:

Trump knew he lost the 2020 election and criminally conspired to subvert it.

That conspiracy was based on knowing lies. Not delusions. Not mistakes of fact. Lies designed to preserve and grow his power. pic.twitter.com/XNdQ08d6GQ
— Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) July 17, 2026

What Others are Saying:

It’s a myth that authoritarians don’t want elections. They do. They just don’t want free and fair elections.

Gov. Gavin Newsom compares Trump’s plan to the tactics used by Putin.#LoserTrumpsElectionLies pic.twitter.com/nYfa69Sx3A
— Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline) July 17, 2026

Shapiro: "At the end of the day, what they really have is a bunch of conspiracy theories, and they're just trying to suck up to their boss and please him at a time where he is more and more unhinged and disconnected from reality." pic.twitter.com/VhnntJblVG
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 17, 2026

Obviously, Donald Trump is a loser.
— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) July 17, 2026

Malinowski: Is he going to fire John Ratcliffe, who was in charge of his daily briefing? He's implying that China was part of some nefarious conspiracy… Is he going to sanction his friend XI jinping, who he's kissing up to every single day?

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— Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) July 16, 2026 at 8:13 PM

Comic Relief:

Great reviews by those reviewing it as a comedy skit. pic.twitter.com/RsKbb4MbGy
— Ed Krassenstein (@EdKrassen) July 17, 2026

Trump: "In a rare move, NBC and ABC fake news both said that they would not cover this speech, they knew what it was about, because of the fact they do not like the topic because they know how corrupt our system is and they don't want to reveal it. They and others in the media… pic.twitter.com/ZYbWTXh1sq
— The Bulwark (@BulwarkOnline) July 17, 2026

Ah yes, more testosterone, just what the military was missing pic.twitter.com/4sByDbCSCf
— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) July 17, 2026

Updates:

The FDA and CDC have linked a multi-state outbreak of the stomach parasite cyclosporiasis to shredded iceberg lettuce from Mexico served at Taco Bell in five states.

Read more: https://t.co/YrcYOEDEoV pic.twitter.com/qO6sJ1eoCx
— ABC News (@ABC) July 17, 2026

The Worst People in the World:

WOW FOX NEWS RIGHT AFTER TRUMP:

“Fox News has not seen that evidence yet. Is not in a position to evaluate the accuracy of the President’s statements and claims at this time.” pic.twitter.com/nKtJPoCM47
— Governor Newsom Press Office (@GovPressOffice) July 17, 2026

The Gestapo:

The ex-wife of ICE agent David Brouillette speaks out: “He’s like, ‘I need you to lie about my character because what it comes down to is my character, I don’t want you talking about any of the abuse in our relationship.’ I told him I was not gonna lie for him, that I’ve waited… pic.twitter.com/ItFF8eAW8F
— Marco Foster (@MarcoFoster_) July 17, 2026

The Worst President Ever & His Incompetent Ass Kissers:

A Blast From the Past:

🚨BREAKING: Trump’s voter fraud speech is BACKFIRING as Americans flood social media with the recording of Trump demanding Georgia “find 11,780 votes” after he lost the 2020 election.

Trump is the last person on Earth who should be talking about election fraud. pic.twitter.com/97ZPgN8bYx
— CALL TO ACTIVISM (@CalltoActivism) July 17, 2026

The Weirdos:

Lol he’s saying the garbage while Fox is showing the price of oil going up https://t.co/mxuiz2LIlX
— Wu Tang is for the Children (@WUTangKids) July 17, 2026

White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson: "I saw a tweet yesterday from Olive Garden that in order to take advantage of their never-ending pasta pass, you have to show photo ID. I thought, that's weird, Olive Garden takes pasta pass security more seriously than Democrats take election security."

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) July 17, 2026 at 5:52 AM

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