if an election was rigged, serious protests would be justified. Maybe even storming congress and shit. The right is genuinely convinced the election was rigged to allow a puppet of the Chinese Communist Party to win. Their actions are awful but make total sense within their delusion.

What can I say, this is why you don't lie about rigged elections, especially when you've tried like 70+ court cases and they've all failed, with both right wing and left wing judges. When politicians start openly throwing shade on the outcomes of elections, shit like this happens.