Texas politician offers $1m for proof of voter fraud and pushes baseless claims

Dan Patrick, who once said seniors would rather die from Covid than hurt economy, offers reward with money from campaign

An ultra-conservative Texas politician who believes seniors would rather die from Covid-19 than allow the pandemic to harm the economy is pushing another baseless theory, and dangling a million-dollar bounty for proof that Donald Trump is being cheated of victory in the presidential election.

Dan Patrick, the lieutenant governor of the lone star state, says he is offering the money to “incentivize, encourage and reward” citizens who can provide evidence of voter fraud, even though the president beat Joe Biden in Texas by almost 650,000 votes.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/3eS7C3S

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