Two minutes later, Trump was warning of a “very dangerous pattern developing across (the) country by Obama supporters,” this time linking to allegations by the Michigan Republican Party that a poll watcher in Detroit had been threatened with a gun.
PICKET: GOP - Poll watcher in Detroit threatened with gun, 911 call rejected - Washington Times
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)
November 6, 2012
By about 3 p.m., he started in on the conspiracy theories.
“More reports of voting machines switching Romney votes to Obama,” Trump tweeted, imploring followers to “pay close attention to the machines, don’t let your vote be stolen.”
“Make sure to verify the voting machine does not switch your vote,” he said in his next post. “If you have any problems, notify the poll workers.”
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After a smattering of complaints –
“Wrong! – about Obama’s campaign schedule, Trump issued another warning at 3:26 p.m.: “If you experience any harassment or heckling at the polling places from Obama supporters,” he said, “make sure you report it immediately.”
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Major news outlets began calling the race for Obama a little after 11 p.m., when the polls closed in California. Trump initially reacted to the news with resignation, tweeting, “Well, back to the drawing board!”
But only 11 minutes later, he was calling for public insurrection.
“We can’t let this happen,” he tweeted at 11:29 p.m. “We should march on Washington and stop this travesty. Our nation is totally divided!”
November 7, 2012