In addition to winning the 2020 presidential election, President-elect Joe Biden became the first Democratic presidential candidate to win the state of Arizona since 1996.
In line with his continued refusal to accept the reality that Biden defeated him in the presidential election, outgoing President Donald Trump falsely insists that the election was somehow stolen from him in Arizona.
Two leaders of the President's legal team—Rudy Giuliani and Jenna Ellis—held a "hearing" at a Hyatt Regency in the state on Monday, where they propped up so-called witnesses who claimed to see suspicious behavior happening at Arizona polling facilities.
As the hearing was underway, Arizona's Republican Governor, Doug Ducey, signed off on the certification of Arizona's election results, making Biden the official winner of Arizona.
Flash back for a second to July 9 of this year, when Ducey said:
"We've had so much outreach personally from both the president and the vice president that I had to change the ringtone on my phone. And it rings 'Hail to the Chief,' because I didn't want to miss another phone call directly from the White House to help the state of Arizona."
As Ducey signed off on the certification Monday, his phone rang. The ring tone? "Hail to the Chief," the personal anthem of the President of the United States and, according to Ducey, his ringtone for the President.
Watch below.
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
People joked that Trump was desperately scrambling to stop Ducey from certifying the results—but the governor ignored the President's call.
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey literally declines a call from Trump while certifying results declaring Biden won the state. So delicious. https://t.co/zQblyh616K
— Charlotte Clymer 🏳️🌈 (@cmclymer) November 30, 2020
quite the symbolism in muting that ringtone https://t.co/gxPwxyV3tr
— George Conway (@gtconway3d) November 30, 2020
Soooo good https://t.co/rWBcvevjil
— Mike Madrid (@madrid_mike) November 30, 2020
Doug Ducey putting Trump on hold while he officially recognizes that Biden won Arizona is ... almost perfect. https://t.co/C99UipzuoD
— Bill - Wear a Friggin Mask - Hutt (@BillHutt1) December 1, 2020
This is just *chef's kiss* https://t.co/F1mTJVJNYa
— Derek Summerville (@D_Summerville) November 30, 2020
"You've reached Doug Ducey. I'm fulfilling my constitutional obligation at the moment, but if you leave your name, number, and a brief explanation of why I should torpedo my career to help you push your baseless conspiracy theories at the beep, I'll try to never get back to you." https://t.co/qFp8NerCaL
— Steve Vladeck (@steve_vladeck) November 30, 2020
But while Trump's critics were thrilled at the governor's decline to take the call, Ducey became an immediate enemy to Trump supporters for legitimizing the results of a legitimate election.
They cited their own delusions that the race was somehow stolen from Trump.
Why is Doug Ducey still pretending he's a member of the Republican Party after he just certified fraudulent election results in Arizona that disenfranchised millions of Republicans?
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— Paul A. Szypula, US Senate Candidate for NY in '22 (@Bubblebathgirl) December 1, 2020
Mr President, as a resident of Tucson, AZ, I'm fighting for you!!! I m absolutely appalled by Gov Ducey...he obviously has something to hide. He needs to hand over our servers immediately!
God bless you Mr President!!! We're fighting for YOU!
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— JKirk (@jrkirk22) December 1, 2020
Ducey didn't protect our vote! Failed to wait until voter fraud witnesses and actions were reconciled . Failed Arizonans! Failed our country! At very least his actions were shameful! 😡 https://t.co/Nj4xeS2paO
— President- Elect MeeksAZ 🇺🇸 (@MeeksAZ) November 30, 2020
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