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In an after-the-credits twist, the Green Party nominee is trying to save democracy by recounting votes in key states, and Twitter's reactions are hilarious.
In a last-ditch effort to stop the Trumpocalypse, Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein announced yesterday that she was raising funds to pay for a recount in three key swing states. Within 10 hours, she had met her goal of $2.5 million, more than likely enough to thoroughly audit the votes and discover whether anyone tampered with the election results. While a happy ending is unlikely here, many people took to Twitter to express their support for such an action in the name of democracy, or at least make a few jokes about the whole situation.
Some people think the mere existence of the #recount2016 movement is a bad sign for Trump.
\u201c1. Hillary clearly wins popular vote\n2. Massive antiTrump protests\n3. #Recount2016\n\nThis whole "President Trump" thing isn't going so well\u201d— Bubby (@Bubby) 1479968309
Some point out the irony that people are finally looking to Jill Stein to save the country.
Maybe Trump was bragging every time he said the election was rigged....
\u201cTrump supporters before: This vote is rigged. Voting machines can be hacked.\nNow: There's no way this election was rigged. \n#Recount2016\u201d— Mark Pygas (@Mark Pygas) 1479971531
Let's learn from history.
\u201cEVERY single pundit and journalist is saying that #recount2016 won't change anything, so I am taking it as a sign that Hillary's gonna win.\u201d— Coastal Elite Barbie (@Coastal Elite Barbie) 1479958789
Yet another nasty woman for him to go after.
\u201cWaiting to see Trump's 3am tweet to Jill Stein: #Recount2016\u201d— TrivWorks (@TrivWorks) 1479958645
Besides how offensive this is to rats, I agree with it.
Jill's kickstarter skills are unparallelled.
Some are still mad about her running against Hillary in the first place.
Others were skeptical of where the money was really going....
\u201cWhat if Jill Stein spends my money on weird cereal\u201d— Daniel Kibblesmith (@Daniel Kibblesmith) 1479949671
...or where it was really coming from.
\u201cAnxious to have his life back, Donald Trump donates $2 million to Jill Stein's recount efforts.\u201d— Charlie Berens (@Charlie Berens) 1479944156
We'll see if anything comes of this latest twist.
