Anderson Cooper delivers brutal takedown of Trump for unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud

Thursday evening, President Trump continued making false voter fraud allegations while speaking at a press conference from the White House. And CNN’s election panel was quick to condemn the president’s unsubstantiated claims.

“That is the president of the United States,” said Anderson Cooper, following the speech. “That is the most powerful person in the world and we see him like an obese turtle on his back flailing in the hot sun realizing his time is over, but he just hasn't accepted it and he wants to take everybody down with him including this country.”

Not only did Anderson Cooper have harsh words for Trump, prominent members of the GOP, like former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum, also could not support the president’s dangerous message.

“Much of that statement was not factual and was at times incendiary and not something that a president of the United States should say,” said Santorum, “For the president to go out there and claim that without any evidence of that is dangerous.”

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RICK SANTORUM: I sat there. And I listened to him talking about the votes being taken away from him. And then he shifted to Arizona and said, you know, hey, I can win-- I win this thing if they count the votes.

REPORTER: On Thursday evening, President Trump continued making false voter fraud allegations while speaking at a press conference from the White House. And CNN's election panel was quick to condemn the president's unsubstantiated claims.

ANDERSON COOPER: That is the President of the United States. That is the most powerful person in the world. And we see him like an obese turtle on his back, flailing in the hot sun, realizing his time is over. But he just hasn't accepted it, and he wants to take everybody down with him, including this country.

REPORTER: Not only did Anderson Cooper have harsh words for Trump, even prominent members of the GOP, like former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum, could not support the president's dangerous message.

RICK SANTORUM: Much of that statement was not factual and was at times incendiary and not something the President of the United States should say. And for the president to go out there and claim that without any evidence of that is dangerous.

REPORTER: While the president has tried to stop votes from being counted in Pennsylvania and Georgia, his supporters are insisting that more votes be counted in Arizona. And according to David Axelrod, Trump's last-ditch effort to undermine democracy and create chaos is nothing new.

DAVID AXELROD: There is nothing more sacred than this institution, and he is willing to subjugate the institutions of our democracy to his own personal interests. And that has been true from the beginning. This is the-- just the latest and the saddest chapter. And I-- And it's increasingly looking like the last one.