[lepton]

So how else might he have been “incentivized” to hold fast on his talking points and at the same time do zip, zero, nada to address obvious fraudulent activity on a very large scale?

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The simplest? Pride. He botched his job of buying the equipment, and ensuring the election, and doesn’t want to take responsibility for it.

[Jeepers43]

"The simplest? Pride. He botched his job"

OK. possibly.

However I think the gravity of his ongoing deceptions is driven by something more powerful than mere pride (which granted can be a potent motivator).