Capital-Star photo by Stephen Caruso
State Sen. Doug Mastriano addresses a crowd of Trump supporters at the Pennsylvania state Capitol on Saturday, Nov. 7.
As President Donald Trump egged on his supporters and called for a “fight” before they marched to the U.S. Capitol Wednesday, he cited a false statistic that traces its origins back to Harrisburg.
“Pennsylvania had 205,000 more votes than you had voters,” Trump falsely claimed.
The president’s false claim can be traced back to a Dec. 28 letter signed by 17 of the state’s Republican lawmakers, who used incomplete data to claim that the certification of Pennsylvania’s election results was ”premature, unconfirmed, and in error.”