Barabak: 'Cheat like hell.' Trump's summons to supporters lays bare his cynicism, hypocrisy

A Los Angeles Times columnist, Mark Z. Barabak, revisits Donald Trump’s Dallas remarks and argues they reflect a pattern of speed, provocation, and disregard for norms. Barabak points to Trump’s final-night keynote at the Republican midterm convention, where Trump urged supporters to “cheat like hell,” adding that they could vote on November 3 or earlier and that he would go after votes “any way” regardless of registration. Barabak says legal and ethical controversies have not slowed Trump, but that jokes about cheating are “deadly serious” as the election approaches in less than six weeks.