When comedians are leading the charge on election integrity, you know something is off in the land of the free—and Kathy Griffin is doubling down, refusing to believe Donald Trump actually won in 2024, tinfoil hat accusations be damned.
At a Glance
- Kathy Griffin publicly insists the 2024 presidential election was tampered with, flatly denying Trump’s win was legitimate.
- Her claims are echoed by progressive media personalities and writers, sparking fresh waves of election skepticism.
- Despite the noise, no evidence of tampering or fraud has surfaced—just another round of “trust me, I just know.”
- The endless cycle of post-election denial is doing wonders for national unity and trust in democracy—if you’re in the market for sarcasm.
Kathy Griffin’s Latest Conspiracy: Comedy or Catastrophe?
Kathy Griffin, best known for her 2017 stunt holding a mock severed Trump head, is back in the headlines, this time for her refusal to accept the results of the 2024 election. In what would be comedic if it weren’t so depressingly common, Griffin declared on both Substack Live and Don Lemon’s show that Donald Trump didn’t win “fair and square.” She went a step further, claiming outright tampering—without providing a shred of evidence beyond her gut feeling and a touch of progressive paranoia. If you thought the election denial circus ended in 2020, think again. Griffin’s latest performance is a sequel nobody asked for, featuring the same tired plot: accuse, speculate, and hope the headlines stick.
With a straight face, Griffin accused Elon Musk—yes, the guy who makes rockets and electric cars—of playing some shadowy role in the outcome, focusing on his brief stint as head of the Department of Government Efficiency. Musk, who resigned in May 2025, became the latest scapegoat in the left’s ongoing battle with reality. Griffin’s claims come as she shares the stage with E. Jean Carroll, another Trump skeptic, and Don Lemon, who, despite dabbling in “something was off” rhetoric, has at least called for actual evidence. Yet, for Griffin and her audience, evidence is a detail best left to someone else. The result: a fresh round of hand-wringing about democracy, all while those on the right just want to see a return to border security, sane budgets, and constitutional order.
The Usual Suspects: Media Echo Chamber and the Damage Done
Not content to keep her suspicions to herself, Griffin found a receptive audience among progressive pundits, with Carroll and Lemon offering their own takes. Carroll lamented Trump’s sweep of all seven swing states—a feat she finds suspicious, though not suspicious enough to actually investigate. Lemon, ever the media moderate, hedged his bets, suggesting “something was off” but stopping short of making accusations without evidence. Meanwhile, the mainstream media dutifully reported on Griffin’s doubts, treating them with the same reverence usually reserved for actual news. The result? More fuel for the fire of division, with voters on both sides growing ever more cynical and disengaged. If the last decade has proven anything, it’s that American trust in elections is now as fractured as a California sidewalk after a quake.
For those keeping track, this is the same playbook Trump and his supporters ran in 2020—only now, the roles are reversed. Claims of fraud, cries for investigations, and a media cycle that lives for outrage but dies for facts. The difference? When the left questions elections, they get book deals and talk show invites. When the right does it, they get investigated. The underlying message is clear: if you lose, just say it was rigged and hope your followers stick around for the next season of the blame game.
Election Denial: The New National Pastime
The fallout from Griffin’s latest claims is predictable. Progressive circles buzz with talk of stolen democracy, while conservative America looks on with a mixture of exasperation and déjà vu. The facts remain stubborn: multiple mainstream outlets, including Fox News and AOL, have reported on Griffin’s statements, but none have produced evidence to back up the tampering theory. Don Lemon’s demand for proof is a rare moment of clarity in an otherwise foggy debate, but it’s drowned out by the chorus of “trust us, it just feels wrong.”
No official body—neither federal investigators nor election watchdogs—has found any credible evidence of fraud in the 2024 race. The main result of all this is a public even more jaded about the system, with both parties now fully embracing post-election denial as a right of passage. Meanwhile, the country faces real crises: historic border chaos, surging crime, and runaway inflation thanks to years of deficit spending and open borders. But those stories? They’re buried under the latest celebrity tantrum about the one election they just can’t let go.
