Arizona Governor Doug Ducey’s phone starting ringing while he was certifying the state’s presidential election results today, and his very unique ringtone appears to have identified the caller as Donald Trump.
Back in July, Ducey told reporters that he set his ringtone for calls from the White House to “Hail to the Chief” so that he never misses a call from Trump or Vice President Mike Pence.
In the video below, posted to Twitter by KPNX political reporter Brahm Resnik, Ducey reaches into his jacket pocket and quickly silences his phone as it plays “Hail to the Chief,” which can be heard very faintly at around the 7-second mark.
HE’LL GET BACK TO YOU Back in July, Gov. Ducey said he changed his White House ringtone to “Hail to The Chief” so he wouldn’t miss a call from Trump/Pence. Guess who called while Ducey was certifying Arizona’s election? (7 secs in) pic.twitter.com/bzBGpfSIDf
— Brahm Resnik (@brahmresnik) November 30, 2020
Trump then expressed displeasure with Ducey in a series of tweets.
He called out the Arizona governor, despite the fact he’s been a longtime ally.
Trump was especially frustrated Ducey signed documents that will allow Democrat Mark Kelly be sworn into the U.S. Senate on Wednesday.
“Why is he rushing to put a Democrat in office, especially when so many horrible things concerning voter fraud are being revealed at the hearing going on right now,” Trump tweeted.
Trump was referencing the unofficial meeting put on by Trump lawyers Rudy Giuliani and Jenna Ellis today in a Phoenix hotel ballroom intended to lay out claims of irregularities in the vote count in Arizona and elsewhere.
They did not provide evidence of widespread fraud.
Why is he rushing to put a Democrat in office, especially when so many horrible things concerning voter fraud are being revealed at the hearing going on right now. @OANN What is going on with @dougducey? Republicans will long remember! https://t.co/XILGaHcyw7
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 30, 2020
At the state certification earlier in the day, Ducey praised Arizona’s election system.
“We do elections well here in Arizona. The system is strong,” Ducey said.
Biden’ win in Arizona secured the state’s 11 electoral votes for a Democratic presidential candidate for the first time since 1996.
Ducey continued to defend the way Arizona handles elections in a series of tweets tonight.
“I’ve been pretty outspoken about Arizona’s election system, and bragged about it quite a bit, including in the Oval Office. And for good reason,” Ducey said.
I’ve been pretty outspoken about Arizona’s election system, and bragged about it quite a bit, including in the Oval Office. And for good reason. 1/
— Doug Ducey (@dougducey) December 1, 2020
Trump and Ducey campaigned together on multiple occasions leading up to the election.
During a campaign rally in Bullhead City on Oct. 28, Trump went out of his way to praise Ducey.
“I hear we’re doing well, Doug? We’re doing good? I’m gonna be so angry at you, Doug, if we don’t get the…I’m going to call Doug, ‘Doug, how are we doing?’ Trump said during the rally.
“Well, he won by about 17 points so that’s not so bad. Thank you, Doug. Great job. Great governor.”
What is becoming clear is that Trump is a sore loser who is willing to rattle democracy and toss aside friends in a weird effort to keep power.