Texas man who threatened Georgia election officials is sentenced to 2 years in prison
NBCNOV 2023
Texas Man Sentenced for Threatening Officials After Trump Loss
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The Spin
Anti-Trump narrative
It’s ludicrous that election workers are facing these types of threats, and they have just kept increasing since Trump and his allies refused to drop their false claims that 2020 was rigged. The election workers who continue to show up must be protected, and legislation that imposes stiffer punishment against those who threaten violence must be front-of-mind for lawmakers.
Pro-Trump narrative
Putting aside the fact that Trump wasn't the one who invented election denialism (plenty of liberals did it long before he came along), there are many reasons to distrust the election process. No one should threaten violence, but more must be done about the security of mail-in ballots and enforcing rules around who can vote and when.