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The two hopefuls for the US presidency, President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden, focus their efforts on the last day of their election campaign, and Trump demanded that the election results be revealed on the day of the election, amid growing fears of an outbreak of violence.
The president of the United States asked Trump to announce the electoral results on Tuesday night after the polls closed, and assured before an electoral rally in Michigan that he will remain 4 more years in the “privileged place called the White House.”
Axios had quoted informed sources as saying that Trump informed those close to him of his intention to announce his anticipated victory Tuesday night if there were any signs of his progress over his Democratic rival.
As for Biden, during his meeting with his supporters in Philadelphia, he denounced the persecution of Trump supporters in one of his election buses in Texas, after a video clip showed a group of cars with pro-Trump flags intercepting the bus of Biden carrying Texas Congresswoman Wendy Davis.
Davis was forced to stop her trip and cancel a press conference and two planned election events, citing “security concerns.”
“We’ve never seen anything like this before,” Biden said. “At least we didn’t have a president who thought this was a good thing.” He added that Donald Trump JR, the president’s son, urged his father’s supporters to “get on with it” and find the whereabouts of Biden and vice-presidential candidate Kamala Harris and treat her in the same way. “Dear friends, we are not like that.” We are much better than that. ”
Trump posted the video on Twitter, wrote: “I love Texas” and told supporters in Michigan that protesters in Texas tried to “protect” the Democratic bus.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) confirmed that it was investigating the incident. There were no reports of injuries and it was not known if any of the participants in the events was armed.
} Fears of violence.
In a related context, former US intelligence director John Brennan said he fears some people will carry out acts of violence at or after the polls, adding that he hopes Trump will ask his supporters not to participate in the violence.
Brennan accused President Trump of continuing to instill fear among voters by saying the elections would be rigged and by spreading lies and dividing American society.
Congress
On the other hand, the Republican minority leader in the House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy said that his party would win a majority in the House of Representatives and maintain its majority in the Senate and its presence in the White House.
He added in an interview with “Fox News” that Republicans are agreeing to vote vigorously, either in early voting or on Tuesday’s ballot.
The Trump administration}
Politico quoted White House sources as saying that Trump intends to adjust the composition of his administration if he is re-elected for a second term, starting with the Ministry of Health led by Alex Azar, since Trump considers that he has not been effective in the process of cancel the health coverage program known as “Obama Care.” “Or in the fight against Corona.
Sources also point to Trump’s intention – if he wins – to replace Defense Secretary Mark Esper, who did not support the use of force to confront protesters in front of the White House during protests.
The changes, according to the website, may also include FBI Director Chris Ray and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director Gina Haspel, as the Barack Obama administration was not investigated in the case. spying on the Trump campaign in the last election.
An American official said Trump will hold an election night party Tuesday night at the White House, attended by about 400 people after being tested for the Corona virus.
The ceremony was scheduled for the Trump International Hotel, a few blocks from the White House, but the New York Times reported Friday that the president had canceled the plan and preferred to follow up on the results from the White House.
} The police prepare)
In addition, “The New York Times” reported that the US police and security services are preparing for violence and riots, ahead of the next election, citing US officials that the police “face a dilemma.”
“People are angry and the American environment is a dynamic, complex and dangerous threat environment that the United States has not seen before,” the newspaper quoted a former intelligence official as saying.
As you strive to deploy more officers to deal with the unrest, you must avoid intimidating voters and dissuading them from voting.
The New York Times’ concerns seem realistic: In Graham, North Carolina, police and supporters of President Trump attacked a rally called by the Rev. Gregory Dramwright, in which hundreds of people participated near an electoral college.
Anti-Donald Trump protesters and others from the “Black Lives Matter” group took place in Manhattan, New York.
} Iran}
On the other hand, the spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran, Saeed Khatibzadeh, said yesterday that “Tehran does not care about the outcome of the US elections, but looks at the policies of the next US administration.”
He added: “We are not looking at the candidate who will win the US elections, but at the party’s policies toward Iran.”
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