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US President Donald Trump questioned the US electoral system, calling it corrupt after the mail-in vote counting advanced, which began to tip the balance in favor of his Democratic rival, Joe Biden, at a time when that many voices were raised, including Republican votes, demanding respect for the democratic process and counting all votes.
CBS said the Republican candidate, President Trump, does not intend to admit defeat, even if Biden declares victory in the presidential election.
Trump said that if what he described as legal votes were counted, he would be the winner, adding in a speech to the White House that if illegal votes were counted, they would steal the election, he said.
Trump confirmed that he would file many lawsuits against the election results and against the US system, which he described as corrupt.
Trump described the American electoral system as corrupt and complicit with the Democrats, and said that the vote by mail is a disaster that destroyed the elections.
And he stressed that he would go ahead with going to the judiciary to reject Biden’s advances, even if it cost him to bring the case to the Supreme Court.
Biden is ahead of Trump nationally, gaining more than 50%, while Trump has remained below 48%.
Reports indicate that Biden managed to secure 264 electoral college votes, and only 6 votes would separate him from winning.
Biden is expected to win as soon as it is confirmed that he won in one of the 3 states in which the conflict has not been resolved, namely Pennsylvania, Nevada and Georgia.
The Washington Post reported that the Secret Service is increasing protection for Biden in anticipation of his victory.
The American people are awaiting the announcement of the results of these states at a later time.
The National Council for Election Integrity responded to Trump, issuing a statement rejecting the president’s questioning of the fairness of the elections.
In its statement, the council said that the president used the White House stage for 15 minutes to make false accusations that undermine the integrity of the elections and harm those in charge of the electoral process. He added that there was no basis for these irresponsible accusations.
He indicated that politicians can say what they want; But the American people are the ones who elect their leaders, not the other way around, and the statement says the constitutional process requires counting all the votes.
The council is reported to be a group of more than 40 former military and government officials.
In the same context, the commissioner of the United States Federal Election Commission, Eileen Weintraub, confirmed that spreading conspiracy ideas about the elections will not change the results.
The commissioner called on President Trump to stop promoting the conspiracy idea and said all votes will be counted, describing Trump’s remarks at the press conference as lies that undermine democracy.
A group of former US attorneys general, all of whom had served under Republican presidents, issued a statement condemning what they described as President Trump’s victory claims and saying this was premature, The New York Times reported.
Former prosecutors said Trump’s fraud allegations represent a reckless and unfounded precedent, calling on Trump to abandon the vote counting process to continue with patience and respect, in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.
Prosecutors demanded that comments or other actions that could undermine American democracy be avoided.
They added that the process, whether it takes days or weeks, must be allowed to take place openly, fairly and legally, without inappropriate political interference, according to the statement.
Republican Senator Mitt Romney described the counting of all votes as part of democracy, saying the counting would continue and the alleged violations would be investigated and resolved in court.
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham also questioned the vote count in Pennsylvania and Nevada, saying he did not trust him.
Tension between Trump supporters and Biden supporters as they all wait for the results of the crucial state elections (Reuters)But Graham expressed his confidence in the administration of the Republican governor of Arizona of the electoral process, and indicated in an interview with “Fox News” (Fox News) that the vote gap is narrowing, at a time when US media announced the victory. of the Democratic candidate Joe Biden in this state.
For her part, Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kitty Bukfar told a news conference that the state’s vote-counting process continues and there will be enough votes tonight to know who won.
The atmosphere is very tense on the street, as for the second day demonstrations by supporters of both camps were held in several cities, continuing the vote count.
Biden and Trump supporters demonstrated in front of the vote-counting center in Philadelphia, in the crucial state of Pennsylvania, on Thursday morning.
Biden’s supporters rallied around the slogan “Count all votes,” as they see that counting all votes will show the Democratic nominee beating Republican President Trump.
The president’s supporters responded by calling for “vote protection” in support of his campaign efforts to cancel some categories of ballots, including those sent by mail.
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