Donald Trump thinks this whole vote recount business is "ridiculous." That's not exactly surprising, but he's also not just spouting a bunch of nonsense, either.
Trump issued a statement on Saturday afternoon calling the Green Party-led effort a "scam." Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein has raised nearly $6 million as of this writing to lead a recount in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan — all states where Trump has a combined lead of around 100,000 votes.
"This recount is just a way for Jill Stein, who received less than one percent of the vote overall and wasn't even on the ballots in many states, to fill her coffers with money, most of which she will never even spend on this ridiculous recount," Trump said in a statement. "This is a scam by the Green Party for an election that has already been conceded, and the results of this election should be respected instead of being challenged and abused, which is exactly what Jill Stein is doing." Read more...
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