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Michelle Obama Slams Trump for ‘Unconscionable’ Efforts To Overturn Election Results

Former First Lady Michelle Obama is taking aim at President Donald Trump for trying to overturn the results of the presidential election while the COVID-19 pandemic is raging throughout the country. In a thread on…

Bradley CortrightJan 5, 20213 min read

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Now, the president’s allies in Congress are preparing to

object

to the Electoral College vote count — an effort that experts

say

has practically no chance of succeeding at overturning the election.

The president has taken to Twitter to warn Republican lawmakers who do not join the efforts, as IJR reported.

Additionally, Trump asked Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) to “find” enough votes to overturn the state’s presidential election results.

Obama continued as she urged Georgia voters to not “think that our job is done” after Biden’s victory as she noted the crucial runoff elections on Tuesday, which will determine the balance of power in the Senate.

“These runoffs will decide whether President-Elect Biden has a Senate that will work with him rather than just obstruct him at every turn,” she wrote.

She has previously accused Trump of using “groundless conspiracy theories — whether for personal or political gain” and putting “our country’s health and security in danger.”

Additionally, she urged “our nation’s leaders, regardless of party, to honor the electoral process and do your part to encourage a smooth transition of power, just as sitting presidents have done throughout our history.”

Obama’s comments come as the U.S. is seeing an average of 214,270 new cases per day over the past week. Additionally, the death toll from the virus is over 353,000, and more than 20.8 million Americans have tested positive for the virus.