Trump, Michigan, and What the GOP is Actually After.

Regardless of whether he succeeds, Trump’s efforts to overturn this election will bring this nation to the brink.

Lauren Elizabeth
Dialogue & Discourse
5 min readNov 19, 2020

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Since before he even took power in January of 2017, many have felt compelled to address the fact that all signs indicated Donald Trump would not concede the loss of an election. Perhaps the long-held knowledge that Donald Trump would behave exactly as he is, is why so many people seem to be hesitant to take it seriously. Donald Trump’s frivolous lawsuits and his last ditch efforts to force legislators in key states to overturn the popular votes in their states in order to give him their electoral votes probably won’t succeed, but it seems as though each and every day there’s a new reason to be alarmed at how far he is actually willing to take this. After the news broke that the President had invited Michigan GOP legislators to the White House, it feels more important than ever to address the fact that when it comes to Donald Trump, there is no such thing as hyperbole.

Reporting on the meeting with Michigan GOP leaders, Ed White, David Eggert, and Zeke Miller with The Associated Press write:

Two people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press that Trump invited Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey and House…

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Lauren Elizabeth
Dialogue & Discourse

Lauren is a writer & leftist with analysis on topics related to politics & policy. She can be reached at [email protected] or Twitter @xlauren_mx