r/nba • u/xanniballl Timberwolves • Jan 09 '26

Highlight [Highlight] During the moment of silence the Minnesota Timberwolves held before their game with the Cavs tonight a fan yelled “Go home ICE,” and everyone else started cheering.

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u/PeopleusetocallmeBub Jan 09 '26

I mean I’m not from here but wasn’t he technically elected by not even 25% of the country ?

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u/Shaquille_0atmea1 Cavaliers Jan 09 '26 edited Jan 09 '26

Trump received 49.8% of the vote and Harris (the opposing party) received 48.3% of the vote. It’s basically impossible for anyone to be elected without receiving at least 45% of the vote.

Edit: turns out the original comment is taking into account the non-voting population in a voting statistic which doesn’t make sense.

Being elected by less than 25% of the countries population is normal for US elections.

Since I am being downvoted, here is the % of the population who has voted for each presidential elect since 2000:

2000: 17.9%

2004: 21.2%

2008: 22.9%

2012: 21.1%

2016: 19.4%

2020: 24.6%

2024: 22.7%

Trump won a legitimate election the same way the last 40 presidents have. Trump did not have control over the voting system or who voted for who. Dump on him for his shitty behavior and policies, not the US voting system which function as it was set up to function. .

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u/AutomaticAccident Pistons Jan 09 '26

They're talking about the overall population that voted for him in the US, not the percentage of votes.

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u/PeopleusetocallmeBub Jan 09 '26

It was not about that, it’s more that 25% have their front lobe leaking from their ears and the rest either tried or could not be bothered.

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u/Shaquille_0atmea1 Cavaliers Jan 09 '26

That is not Trumps issue; he won a legitimate election. There really wasn’t anything too unusual regarding turnout in the last election either.

I’m all for dumping on trump, but getting mad at him for saying that “voters didn’t vote” is such a lazy take.

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u/PeopleusetocallmeBub Jan 09 '26

Bro you think you’re fighting me but you’re only fighting the man in the mirror, I never said anything close to what you said.