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Donald Trump repeated his baseless claims of voter fraud on Friday, as it seemed increasingly likely that the president would refuse to accept the election results and admit defeat.
With Joe Biden leading the vote in Georgia and Pennsylvania, two states that Trump must win to have any chance of retaining the presidency, the Trump campaign insisted in a statement that talking about a Biden victory was a “false projection” and hinted more legal challenges.
It seems likely that Trump’s refusal to acknowledge a likely Biden victory sets the stage for an ugly legal battle fought in multiple states.
Given that Trump has yet to provide any evidence of widespread electoral fraud, it appears this will be a futile battle, but the campaign insisted that it be fought in any event.
“This election is not over,” said Trump campaign general counsel Matt Morgan.
“The false projection of Joe Biden as a winner is based on results in four states that are far from final.”
Morgan said the campaign was confident it would find “improperly collected” ballots in Georgia, and claimed there had been “a lot of wrongdoing in Pennsylvania.” In Nevada, according to Morgan, people had incorrectly cast ballots.
The Trump campaign has not provided any evidence for these claims. Biden’s most significant advantage Friday morning was in Pennsylvania, where thousands of votes had yet to be counted.
The majority of those votes come from counties that lean heavily toward Democrats. The process is taking longer than usual due to more votes being cast by mail.
While some Republicans have turned away from what appears to be Trump’s presidential agony, a number of Republican politicians who could be considered contenders for the presidency in 2024 jumped to Trump’s defense on Thursday, after the president’s children incited the party on Twitter. .
Tom Cotton, a senator from Arkansas, Senator Ted Cruz from Texas, and Lindsey Graham, once seen as a moderate Republican senator but who swore in to Trump long ago, all raged against Biden’s tidal wave of votes, echoing the unfounded claims of fraud by the president. .
However, all three only intervened after Trump’s sons Eric and Donald Jr. embarrassed them.
“The total inaction of virtually all ‘2024 GOP hopefuls’ is quite surprising. They have a perfect platform to show that they are willing and able to fight, but they will cower before the media mafia. ”Donald Trump Jr. tweeted.
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