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Original title: Trump is anxious, they are anxious too!
On January 4 local time, explosive news from the United States topped Twitter’s search list. According to recordings obtained by The Washington Post, Trump called his party colleague and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Ravensperger on January 2 and forced him to “find” enough votes to support him. Revoke Biden’s victory in the state. This is Trump’s latest attempt to pressure state officials to reverse the results of the general election. Trump kept repeating those unsubstantiated statements during the call, saying, “I just hope to find 11,780 (my) votes … We have won Georgia.”
According to the report, Trump used Ravensperger both gently and harshly during the call, sometimes flattering him, sometimes pleading, and even threatening him with criminal consequences if he refused to turn defeat into victory. Before confirming that Biden won Georgia with 11,779 votes, the state counted the votes three times, leaving Ravenspeg unmoved, insisting that the state’s election statistics were not problematic.
The Washington Post noted that the call was long, not very marginal, and at times even disorganized. Trump appeared to be quite angry and impatient during the call. He was almost talking about the entire call, showing that he was against defeat. I am very concerned about this and do not want to let it go, and I continue to believe that I can reverse the results of the state elections and continue to serve as president. He kept repeating over the phone: “I can’t lose Georgia”, “Impossible, we won hundreds of thousands of votes” …
▲ Major US media were quick to report Trump’s pressure on the Georgia Secretary of State. The New York Times also reported this story on the cover of 4. (US “New York Times” website)According to the results of the Electoral College, Biden won the elections with 306-232 electoral votes. Even if Trump won 16 electoral votes in Georgia, he still can’t turn things around. However, Trump’s few allies in the Senate decided to run for him in Congress. The 11 Republican senators led by Ted Cruz announced on the 2nd that they would confirm the results of the Jan. 6 Electoral College vote. He rejected the voting results of some disputed states and asked Congress to establish a committee to conduct an urgent 10-day review of the election results in these disputed states. Vice President Pence, president of the Senate, will be responsible for overseeing the January 6 meeting. He appreciated the measure of the Republican senators. Mark Short, Pence’s chief of staff, said on the 2nd that Pence and “millions of Americans are equally concerned about fraud and irregularities in the US elections that just passed” and welcomed members of the House of Representatives. and the Senate to use their legal powers. objection.
Because Democrats have a majority in the House of Representatives, and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell admitted that Biden won the election and asked other Republicans not to oppose the election result. The outside world at large believes these 11 senators are unlikely to return with Trump. In fact, they also know that their efforts are basically impossible to succeed, but the purpose of their futile efforts is to please Trump’s loyal fans and gamble on his future official career.
In any case, Trump’s refusal to admit defeat since the election result has caused concern among many in American politics. People are concerned that Trump will do everything he can to stay in the White House. For example, on December 28 of last year, Trump issued orders to his Twitter followers, encouraging them to “go to Jingqin King” on the day that Congress determined the election results on January 6. In addition to encouraging supporters to take to the streets to cause trouble, according to the New York Times, he also considered imposing martial law by invoking the Anti-Insurgency Act of 1807 and deploying troops for re-election. However, Trump dismissed the report as “fake news.” . What’s more, according to CNN reports, some analysts believe that Trump may launch a war against Iran as a “last fight” to stay in power.
▲ On December 14, 2020 local time, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA, Trump supporters marched near the Pennsylvania State Capitol to protest the election of Biden by the American Electoral College. (People’s vision)Trump’s pressure on the Secretary of State triggered many convictions. Vice President Elect Harris criticized Trump for being brash and abusing his power; Adam Schiff, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee and a Democrat, criticized him for breaking the law, saying that “Trump is Democratic contempt is obvious”; Democratic Senator Dick Durbin said Trump should be the subject of a “criminal investigation” Even Republican Congressman Adam Kim Chingger said in a tweet that it was “really shocking.”
Regarding the intention of 11 Republican senators to impede the parliamentary certification of the election results, former Speaker of the House of Representatives Paul Ryan issued a statement on the 3rd, saying that efforts to overthrow the results of the Electoral College have touched the foundations. of the United States, and said he could think of nothing else than to overthrow through federal intervention. A more undemocratic action that recognized the election results and deprived Americans of the right to vote. “
Perhaps it’s the concern that Trump will lose his mind at the last minute and use the military as a tool to retain power. The ten former defense ministers living in the United States, including the two previously appointed by Trump, cannot sit still. He published a signed article in the “Washington Post” warning that the military should not participate in disputes over the transfer of power to the president of the United States.
They noted that officials who tried to do so would face serious professional and criminal consequences. They also asked Christopher Miller, the current Acting Secretary of Defense, to help the incoming Democratic government complete the transition.
Although the dust in the US elections has basically settled, Trump has been reluctant to accept the outcome of defeat and has racked his brain to devise various ways to reverse the situation. This not only subverted the image of the United States to the eyes of many countries in the world, but also made many people think of America. Democratically proud politicians have been hit hard, so they have to break convention to send a signal to Trump, hoping that he will face reality and stop in time. Regardless of whether Trump steps down for the remaining ten days of his term, the American electoral farce has vividly demonstrated to the world the absurdity and drawbacks of American democracy. As the New York Times put it, the American democratic system is “on the brink of collapse. “. “.
