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According to a Washington Post report, US President Trump made an unusual phone call: apparently, he called the secretary of state responsible for the elections in Georgia and asked that the election results be changed.
The current president of the United States, Donald Trump, apparently called for a later change in the outcome of the elections in the state of Georgia in a phone call. This reported the “Washington Post” and referred to a recording of the conversation between Trump and the secretary of state responsible for the elections in Georgia, Brad Raffensperger.
Trump wants to “recalculate” the result in Georgia
In the hour-long phone call, President Raffensperger bluntly asked to “find” enough votes for him and to “recalculate” the result. The newspaper also published parts of a recording of the conversation that probably took place on Saturday. Trump described Raffensperger as “clueless” after the phone call on Twitter.
Trump threatens Raffensperger
Republican Trump threatened his party colleague Raffensperger in conversation that he was taking a “great risk” and that he could be guilty of a crime if he did not act against voter fraud.
Trump narrowly lost Georgia in the November 3 election. Democrat Joe Biden was there with about 12,000 votes in the lead. The results were counted twice: Despite Trump’s claims, there was no indication of voter fraud.
“It is not fair to take away the victory like this”
During the phone call, Trump complained about what he saw as an “incorrect” result in Georgia and claimed that he had won the election. “I just want to find 11,780 votes … because we won the state,” he said, according to the recording. “It was not fair to take our victory like this,” Trump said.
Raffensperger should verify the results again, the sitting US president demanded. “But check it out with people who want to find answers,” Trump said. Raffensperger responded, according to the recording: “We have to defend our numbers. We believe our numbers are correct.” The Secretary of State indicated that the results had been kept in court.
Trump still refusing to admit defeat
According to the Reuters news agency, neither the White House nor Raffensperger’s office commented on the report. Future President Biden’s team also declined to comment.
The Washington Post article said the “rambling and sometimes incoherent conversation” showed how “obsessed and desperate” the president was over his electoral defeat. Trump still believes he could change the outcome in enough states to secure a second term.
Trump lost the election, but continues to refuse to acknowledge Biden’s victory. This will be sworn in on January 20.
