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Friday, November 06, 2020
US President Donald Trump has warned his main rival in the US elections, Joe Biden, not to declare himself the winner of the vote. “Joe Biden should not wrongly claim the office of President. I could make the same claim. Legal proceedings are just beginning!” Trump wrote on Twitter. Trump had already declared himself the winner early on Tuesday’s election night and in the days afterward repeatedly demanded that the count be stopped and legal action taken. Biden has announced a speech to the nation that night (local time).
+++ 23:50 “President-elect”: Twitter marks Pro-Biden-Post with a warning +++
Amid the ongoing vote count following the US presidential election, Twitter posted a warning in a post that Democratic candidate Joe Biden was named “president-elect.” “Officials may not have finished the race when this was tweeted,” the notice read. Biden is currently well ahead of current Donald Trump in the forecasts, but the vote count is still running in several major states. The author of the contribution was podcaster Scott Dworkin, who is also a co-founder of the anti-Trump Democratic Coalition. In his tweet, Dworkin also referred to Biden’s vice-candidate, Kamala Harris, as “vice president-elect.”
+++ 23:08 Biden significantly expands leadership in Georgia +++
The state of Georgia is extremely scarce. After a long race to catch up, Democrat Joe Biden leads here for hours with only about 1,500 votes. Now there is clear momentum from Gwynett County: Biden is expanding his lead against Trump to 4,263 votes, as CNN reports. Due to the presumably tight last result, it is strongly assumed that there is a pending recount in Georgia.
+++ 22:57 Republicans move to Supreme Court again due to Pennsylvania +++
In the dispute over postal votes in the US state of Pennsylvania, President Donald Trump’s Republicans once again turned to the US Supreme Court. Pennsylvania Republicans urged the Washington Supreme Court to urgently ban the recount of ballots received after Election Day. These ballot papers should be separate from the others and should not be counted. Pennsylvania had decided to expand postal votes due to the crown pandemic. In accordance with this, all ballots that are received by the election official will be accepted up to three days after election day, as long as they have a November 3 postmark. The deadline is today (local time). This request to the court had already failed before the election, but that was also before the appointment of Amy Coney Barrett.
+++ 10:17 pm Disputed US states announce updates on votes that have yet to be counted +++
In a few hours, there could be more clarity on the vote count in two more disputed American states:
- In Arizona The results of about 100,000 votes in Maricopa County will be announced around 3:00 a.m. CEST, the New York Times reports. These votes could be decisive if Trump still has a chance to win Arizona’s 11 electoral votes for himself. Maricopa County is by far the most populous county in the state, which also includes Arizona’s capital Phoenix. Most recently, challenger Biden leads Trump in the southwestern state.
- According to the report, authorities want to arrive at 1 am CEST in the equally contested US state. Nevada Provide an update on the 63,000 Clark County ballots that have yet to be counted. In Nevada, Biden is currently ahead of Trump.
- Also for a county in the US state. Georgia, Gwinnett County, news of open voting is expected in the next few hours, according to the New York Times. In Georgia, Biden is currently a very thin leader. Gwinnett County is a more democratic suburb of the Atlanta metropolis.
+++ 21:48 Former Danish head of government recommends Trump an honorable dismissal +++
With a smug and humorous tweet, former Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen recommended an honorable farewell to US President Donald Trump from the White House. Rasmussen wrote to Trump’s Twitter address: “Just a little piece of advice … This is the right way to leave an office with honor after losing an election.” Additionally, Rasmussen posted a photo showing him leaving Parliament in Copenhagen after handing over the post to his successor Mette Frederiksen last year. The conservative-liberal politician politely combined his “little advice” with a “Thank you for the honest discussions of the last four years.” He also asked Trump to stay in touch with him.
+++ 21:25 Mayor of Philadelphia: Trump’s fraud accusations are “unfounded” +++
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney has firmly denied allegations of election fraud by US President Donald Trump. “As we expected, the voters and residents of Philadelphia have made our city stand out as an example of how to run an election correctly,” Kenney said at a news conference. The votes would be counted until all valid papers were considered. He criticized “some, including the president, who continue to throw unfounded accusations of fraud” without presenting any evidence. “What we saw here in Philadelphia is democracy, pure and simple,” Kenney said. Philadelphia is the largest city in the state of Pennsylvania that could determine the outcome of the elections.
+++ 21:11 Republicans want to raise $ 60 million for lawsuits +++
According to internal sources, the Republican National Committee wants to raise at least $ 60 million to fund Trump’s demands against the election results. The Reuters news agency learned from two people familiar with the process.
+++ 20:52 CNN: Trump employees “are looking for new jobs” +++
According to CNN, the atmosphere in the west wing of the White House is growing panic. The immediate environment of the president would try to handle Donald Trump’s frustration, reports White House correspondent Kaitlen Collins, citing insiders. The president was disappointed and angry that he was “not getting enough support” in his fight for the presidency. No one in the west wing, where the president’s official offices are located, seriously thought that Trump could lose the election. “They are also looking for new jobs,” says Collins.
+++ 20:25 Trump: “I will never give up” +++
The president of the United States, Donald Trump, is not defeated despite the slim chances of victory. It will continue to take legal action “to ensure that the American people have confidence in our government,” he said in a statement issued by the White House. “I will never stop fighting for you and our nation.” Trump clings to the charge that “illegal votes” would be counted after Tuesday’s presidential election. From the beginning he said that only “legal votes” should be considered for the result. “But we have met with opposition from Democrats on this fundamental principle,” the president’s statement said. It is about the integrity of the entire electoral process.
+++ You can read what happened before here. +++
