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Trump's tweet claiming his lead 'magically disappeared' in key states flagged, Internet says 'go away, you've lost'

'Very strange someone can run for election twice and not understand how elections and democracy works,' a user commented

President Donald Trump has now claimed in a flagged tweet that his lead in the key states has "magically disappeared" and has stated this to be "REALLY STRANGE". "Last night I was leading, often solidly, in many key States, in almost all instances Democrat-run & controlled. Then, one by one, they started to magically disappear as surprise ballot dumps were counted. VERY STRANGE, and the “pollsters” got it completely & historically wrong!" Trump tweeted on Wednesday, November 4.

The tweet was flagged by Twitter under Civic Integrity Policy which states, "You may not use Twitter’s services for the purpose of manipulating or interfering in elections or other civic processes. This includes posting or sharing content that may suppress participation or mislead people about when, where, or how to participate in a civic process. In addition, we may label and reduce the visibility of Tweets containing false or misleading information about civic processes in order to provide additional context."

As soon as Trump's tweet regarding the "magical disappearance of his lead"  came to light, people started slamming him, as ET Now's Editor Chandra R. Shrikanth said, "This tweet has been labeled 'misleading' by Twitter." While another one said, "Dear Mr. President, it's just like with Covid19. The more you test (count) the more positive results (Biden ballots) appear. #Elections2020 #Election2020 #StableGenius" Another one wrote, "This is so ridiculous. Be a man. Take the hit."

With #CountEveryVote another one said, "Mail-in ballots are not a “surprise” they’re ballots. They’re votes. And they need to be counted. #CountEveryVote." Asking Trump to stop breaking laws, another one wrote, "Do go away. You’ve lost. Now stop breaking the law by using the White House to run your losing campaign." Labeling Trump "paranoid," another one wrote, "#BS@realDonaldTrump you are so paranoid, you make their wild untruth's, and what about the Military's votes? @WhiteHouse"

Taking a jibe on Trump's statement, one said, "Very strange someone can run for election twice and not understand how elections and democracy works. #Elections2020." While another one sarcastically wrote, "I’m with him here. It’s completely unfair that an election can be lost just because the electorate voted for the other candidate." Lawyer Aamer Anwar said, "Yes @realDonaldTrump it’s called democracy, you count votes, you sad, pathetic & dangerous little man, you should know the whole world is watching, & your presidency has united so many in abhorrence at what you represent- God Bless #Election2020"

Slamming Twitter for flagging the post, one Internet user said, "F*ck you @Twitter and the rest of liberal social media for censoring the President. I don't even know why conservatives are still on here."