Congratulates Georgia on new voting law (SB 202), claiming it "learned from the travesty of the 2020 Election"
Trump issued a statement congratulating Georgia for passing SB 202, a new voting law that introduced stricter voting requirements. He claimed the law would prevent a repeat of the "travesty of the 2020 Presidential Election," perpetuating his false narrative of widespread fraud. He would later backtrack, calling the law "too weak."
“learned from the travesty of the 2020 Presidential Election” — Statement on Georgia SB 202 Quote verified against source
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AI commentaryCodifying the Lie Into Law Trump praised Georgia's SB 202--a bill that restricted voting access--claiming it showed Georgia 'learned from the travesty of the 2020 Election.' There was no travesty; Biden won Georgia fairly. But the lie justified legislation that made voting harder. The Big Lie Legislative Pipeline SB 202 was one of hundreds of state bills Republicans introduced after 2020, all premised on fraud claims with no evidence. The insurrection failed, but the legislative suppression succeeded: fewer drop boxes, stricter ID requirements, and criminalized assistance to voters. The GOP State Strategy If you can't win elections, change the rules. Georgia's law was the template: use the Big Lie to justify restrictions that disproportionately affect Democratic voters. The attack on the Capitol failed; the attack on voting rights continued through state legislatures.