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In his first television appearance since the November 3 US election, Donald Trump said he would continue to fight the results of the presidential election.
Representatives of Trump’s presidential campaign and other members of his Republican Party have filed multiple lawsuits challenging the election results. The outgoing president has refused to cede the race for the White House to Democrat Joe Biden, even as the US states begin to certify their election results.
“My mind won’t change for six months,” Trump told conservative Fox News. However, he expressed doubts whether the United States Supreme Court would hear any of the cases.
“We have to act very fast,” Trump said of the legal challenges. “The problem is that it is difficult to take him to the Supreme Court.”
Allegations of widespread electoral fraud
Biden won 306 of the 538 electoral college votes to ensure victory in the November 3 presidential election. The result involved key victories in Wisconsin, Michigan, Arizona, Pennsylvania and Georgia, states that Trump won four years ago.
But the incumbent president alleged widespread electoral fraud, which almost all political analysts agree did not happen. He and his team have filed multiple lawsuits in those five states, as well as Nevada, in an attempt to change the outcome of the vote.
On Sunday, Wisconsin finished a recount of its presidential results and confirmed Biden as the winner, dealing another blow to Trump’s efforts. Earlier this week, Pennsylvania and Michigan confirmed their election results despite pressure from the US president.
While legal challenges have failed to prove voter fraud in court, Trump’s rhetoric has resonated with his supporters, with many protesters across the country calling on election authorities to “stop the theft.”
Earlier this week, President-elect Joe Biden was finally allowed to begin his process of transition to the White House, including the appointment of members of his presidential cabinet.
dv / mm (AP, Reuters)
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