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After Tuesday’s Election Day, Trump was initially well ahead of Biden in Pennsylvania. In the days that followed, however, Biden caught up with more and more as Democratic voters’ mail-in votes were being counted more and more. If Biden really did win the state with his 20 voters, he would also be the overall winner of the presidential election.
Georgia vows recounted
In Georgia, however, votes will be counted again due to the extremely tight result. “With such a small difference, there will be a recount in Georgia,” elections official Brad Raffensperger said Friday in Georgia’s capital Atlanta. More recently, according to CNN, Biden was only ahead of Trump with 1,586 votes in the conservative southern state.
In both cases, Biden’s leadership does not automatically mean that the 77-year-old will ultimately win the US Vote counting continued on Friday. As it stands, Biden has at least 253 of the 270 voters he needs to win. Trump currently has 213 or 214 voters depending on the outlet.
Key states are waiting for you
The result was still pending in the key states of Arizona and Nevada, but Biden was also ahead. Trump’s campaign team cautioned against declaring Democrats the winners of the election now, something no major U.S. broadcaster has done so far. “This election is not over,” campaign attorney Matt Morgan said Friday.
Trump feels deprived of victory
Trump criticized on Friday that the Democrats wanted to “steal” his electoral victory. “If they count the legal votes, I win easily. If they count the illegal votes, they can try to steal our vote,” said the president. He was mainly referring to the counting of votes by mail, which is still ongoing in many places.
When he appeared in the White House press room, Trump did not provide any evidence of his fraud allegations. Several television stations interrupted the live broadcast shortly after.
Trump’s team has filed a lawsuit against the count in light of events in several states. The president had already declared himself the winner on election night and announced legal action, which was also seen internationally as an attack on the democratic electoral process.
Trump’s son warms the mood
Trump’s eldest son also warmed up the mood and called for a “total war” against alleged electoral fraud. It’s time to “clean up and stop looking like a banana republic,” Donald Trump Junior wrote on Twitter. The online service provided the short message with a warning that the content was “controversial and possibly misleading.”
Prominent Republicans like Lindsey Graham supported Trump, but there was also criticism of the president’s actions. Congressman Will Hurd called Trump’s call to halt the vote count “dangerous and false.”
Biden asks for calm
For his part, Biden called for “calm.” He said he had “no doubt” that he would win the election after all the votes were counted. After Trump’s remarks, Biden wrote on Twitter: “No one will take away our democracy from us.” According to a Washington Post report, the Secret Service planned to beef up security for the 77-year-old.
Angry Trump supporters gathered in front of various polling stations across the US In Phoenix, Arizona, right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones led a heavily armed group. In Las Vegas, Trump supporters demanded that they see the ballots. And in Pennsylvania, two gunmen were arrested outside a polling station.
(Those: APA)
