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Donald Trump was roundly mocked on social media Tuesday morning after he inexplicably began sharing days-old tweets from Randy Quaid, who called for a 2020 election do-over.
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00:00Donald Trump is being mocked on social media after inexplicably sharing days-old tweets
00:05from actor Randy Quaid, who called for a 2020 election do-over.
00:09The one-time Oscar nominee and now disgraced actor is a fervent Trump supporter, who often
00:14posts videos in favor of the president complete with a colored strobe light, like this one
00:18about Fox News that Trump retweeted.
00:20Fox News daytime ratings have completely collapsed.
00:27Days ago, the actor, who was known for his role as Cousin Eddie in the National Lampoon's
00:31Vacation franchise, tweeted,
00:33We've lost confidence in the system that elects our leaders.
00:3679 million Americans believe election was rigged.
00:39The results fraudulent.
00:40We need an in-person-only paper ballot re-vote, especially in the states where flagrant irregularities
00:45have occurred.
00:46No accuracy, no democracy.
00:48The post was tagged by Twitter with,
00:50This claim about election fraud is disputed.
00:52Trump, apparently just finding the post, retweeted the message, saying,
00:56Are you listening, Republicans?
00:57This got the actor trending, as numerous Twitter users said they would rather not have Cousin
01:02Eddie dictating how U.S. elections work.
01:04A few hours later, Quaid reacted to his name-making headlines by claiming mainstream media was,
01:09quote, outraged over his do-over suggestion.
01:11That tweet was also roundly mocked by users.
01:14For more on this story, head to THR.com.
01:16For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.
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