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- A bizarre tweet from the official account of the Arizona Republican Party on Monday asked if supporters would sacrifice their lives for President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.
- The official account quote tweeted a “Stop the Steal” right-wing activist who said he is “willing to give up my life for this fight,” and the Arizona GOP responded with “He is. Are you?”
- This account has made erratic tweets in the past, but Monday’s call for risking lives to oppose the election result marks a significant departure from the norms observed by official communication arms for the major parties.
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A bizarre tweet from the official account of the Arizona Republican Party on Monday asked if supporters would sacrifice their lives for President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.
The party retweeted a post by user Ali Alexander, a right-wing activist promoting efforts to “Stop the Steal,” in which he pledged that he’s “willing to give up my life for this fight.”
“He is. Are you?” the official Arizona GOP account responded.
—Arizona Republican Party (@AZGOP) December 8, 2020
Trump’s legal team has continued to pursue efforts to dispute the election results in Arizona, though the state officially certified President-elect Joe Biden as the winner of its 11 electoral votes on Nov. 30. The Trump campaign has already lost two lawsuits in the state after no evidence was found of voting irregularities.
The president’s most ardent supporters have been backing his false claims of voter fraud in the 2020 race and have rallied across the state to protest the election outcome.
The Arizona GOP has been pushing these falsehoods on its official Twitter account and appears to be potentially riling up such supporters by inciting violence.
This account has had erratic tweets in the past, but recent tweets have marked a significant departure from the norms observed by official communication arms for the major parties.
"Live a life of service to a cause greater than yourself," the party tweeted on Tuesday.
—Arizona Republican Party (@AZGOP) December 8, 2020
In a now-deleted tweet from Monday, the party also posted a movie scene from "Rambo" featuring the quote: "This is what we do, who we are. Live for nothing, or die for something," according to reporting from The Arizona Republic.
The Arizona GOP did not respond to a request for comment from Insider.
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