After the 2020 presidential race was called and Democratic nominee Joe Biden was announced as the winner, President Trump, his supporters and members of the Republican party have set forth to investigate the election’s integrity.
Texas Sen. John Cornyn has said he wants all votes to be counted before a winner is announced, claiming in a tweet that there are “uncounted votes in Puerto Rico,” and sharing a link to a New York Times article.
Another example of why it is prudent to let the process run its course: Thousands of Uncounted Votes Found a Week After Election in Puerto Rico https://t.co/YYxMhNSAdi
— Senator John Cornyn (@JohnCornyn) November 12, 2020
Of course, the uncounted votes mentioned in the New York Times article were ballots from Puerto Rico’s mayoral and gubernatorial races.
Puerto Rico does not vote in the U.S. presidential election.
Twitter users ridiculed the senator for his boasting about uncounted votes.
Some said it was nonsense, while others chose to remind him of American civics and geography.
THAT WILL CERTAINLY AFFECT THE RESULTS OF THE US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION! THE RACE FOR PUERTO RICO’S ZERO ELECTORAL VOTES IS REALLY UP IN THE AIR!
— Eggymceggerson. Biden won WI,MI,PA,AZ,GA. 306! 🦁 (@Eggymceggerson3) November 12, 2020
Reaction from Twitter users was swift and pointed.
“OK I’m missing something here. You do know Puerto Rico doesn’t vote in presidential elections?” one user wrote.
“HELLO SENATOR, Google is a great tool. You should use it,” another tweeted.
Cornyn wrote the tweet in response to a New York Times story on local elections in the United States territory.
Cornyn later tweeted a clarification.
“Neither the story or my comments are limited to presidential elections,” the Senator wrote, but didn’t explain what he meant.
Cornyn was re-elected to a fourth term as the senior Senator for Texas with nearly 54% of the vote over challenger MJ Hegar in the 2020 general election.