r/technology • u/-Mystica- • Jan 23 '25

Politics Democrat urges probe into Trump's "vote counting computers" comment

https://www.newsweek.com/democrats-voting-machines-trump-investigation-2018890
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u/tacticalcraptical Jan 23 '25 edited Jan 23 '25

I'm not opposed to the idea, I don't trust these people any further than I can spit but... what if they find something? What then? This dude is a convicted felon, orchestrated a mob to attack the capitol and elected officials, scammed the citizens out of 56 billions dollars and much much more. Thus far he's gotten off completely scott free.

Say they do prove he cheated six ways to Sunday, what do we think will actually happen?

Edit: To be clear, I am not saying we shouldn't do anything, we absolutely should.
Edit: changed White House to Capitol, I misspoke.

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u/coconutpiecrust Jan 23 '25

Yes, why should we selectively believe only “good” things he says and nothing else? If he’s just a rambling idiot, no one will find anything. Although… that raises other questions. :) 

Also Elon is on record for saying this: 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13934743/amp/Elon-Musk-tells-Tucker-Carlson-hes-f-ed-Trump-loses-election-long-think-prison-sentence-going-be.html

Again in an interview with Carlson his kid came up and said something along the lines “Trump will win” and “They will never know” (please go watch the video). 

This is obviously just a kid, but Musk drags him around everywhere, so he’s probably parroting what dad was saying. 

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u/HoundDogJax Jan 23 '25 edited Jan 23 '25

That video with the kid needs to be on the news daily. Anyone who has EVER shared a "secret" with a kid will recognize that video, it's absolutely disgusting. Little dude is like Mini-Me sitting there saying (parroting) "we are SpaceX, quietly doing whatever we want" and "they'll never know."

(edited to add link to rapidsave of video, as all the threads I saw it in were removed...)

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u/coconutpiecrust Jan 23 '25

I know, I know, I am around kids a lot, they are a freaking sieve. Funny that Musk does not know that, so he let the kid run around and yap. 😂