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WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump, in his latest effort to discredit vote counts that show him heading for defeat in a tense US election, warned challenger Joe Biden on Friday not to “unfairly” claim the presidency.
Three days after the US elections in which there was a record turnout of 160 million voters, a winner had yet to be declared.
However, incomplete results from key states showed that Biden will almost certainly make Trump a one-term president. The Democrat was ahead in Arizona, Nevada and even Georgia, a historically Republican state where Biden was so close to victory that authorities announced a recount.
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At the Pennsylvania grand prix, Biden’s lead grew inexorably as the final batches of ballots were added. By late Friday he had a nearly 20,000 vote lead over Trump, although he was still within the narrow range that would likely require a recount.
If Biden is confirmed to have won Pennsylvania, he will automatically cross the threshold to win the presidency.
Biden was set to give an address in his hometown of Wilmington, prompting speculation that he planned to declare victory. But since US television networks refrain from naming him a formal winner, he could swap his plans for something more modest.
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Trump has prematurely named himself the winner several times, refusing to accept the data that shows Biden is headed for victory.
In his latest volley, he warned on Twitter that “Joe Biden should not unfairly claim the position of president. I could make that claim too.”
