MSNBC host Chris Hayes has been one of the most vocal critics of President Trump, accusing him in recent weeks of undermining democracy by not conceding the 2020 presidential election, but resurfaced comments he made back in 2016 suggested he also did not respect the country's electoral process.
Back in December 2016, following Trump's Electoral College victory against Hillary Clinton, Hayes offered a "fun fact" that suggests that the 306 electors that handed the president-elect the White House didn't actually have to abide by their own state's ballot outcome.
"Fun fact: states decide how to apportion their electors. They could give them all to, say, whichever candidate won majority of counties!" Hayes tweeted.
When another Twitter user questioned whether electors would "still have to follow other parts of US Constitution," Hayes doubled down, replying "I'm not sure it's clearly justiciable! I mean, you could make the argument winner take all already does that."
In a 2016 MSNBC clip dug up by The Intercept journalist Lee Fang, the "All In" host further delved into the possibility of electors abandoning President-elect Trump in favor of Clinton during an interview with liberal filmmaker Michael Moore.
"There are people who have been pushing very hard who think that because of some of the constitutional perils of the emoluments clause, because of the popular vote margin, because of fundamentals they think threat to liberal democracy that electors should be persuaded and pressured on Monday and to part to what their pledge is and vote aga... (Read more)
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