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Since his first speech after Election Day, Donald Trump has shown no signs of acknowledging defeat, quite the contrary.
When he took the podium on Wednesday morning, he claimed that he had won the election. He came out against “electoral fraud”, without any proof of it, and threatened to take the vote count by mail to the Supreme Court.
During his second speech on Friday night, he repeated the message and made further allegations of electoral fraud.
– If you count the illegal votes, they can try to steal the election from us, if you count the votes that were late. We look at it carefully. Many votes were late, Trump said.
Joe Biden was announced the winner of the US presidential election on Saturday night. by CNN, AP and Fox News – more than 24 hours after Decision Desk, Dagbladet figure supplier.
Trump’s threats: – Insanity
Reject facts
Also on Saturday night he brought Trump Twitter in use, and wrote that he will continue to fight for transparency in the electoral process, and that he believes that it is no longer about this election, but about the integrity of the entire electoral process.
“We will continue this process with all means of law, to ensure that the American people have confidence in the government,” Trump wrote.
And the rhetoric arrives. In the United States, there are now many who believe in Trump and believe that he is right.
– In general, we know that many voters are wrong or misinformed and reject facts that go against their preconceptions. This characterizes many, but certainly not all Trump supporters, says American expert and researcher Hilmar Mjelde at the Norce Research Center in Dagbladet.
– Never accepted
For Joe Biden, who will be the next president of the United States, this will present challenges, the researcher believes.
– It makes it more difficult for him to build a political coalition for his political agenda in Congress, says Mjelde.
Will Biden, after this election and Trump’s rhetoric, ever be perceived by Trump supporters as a legitimate president?
– No, 25 to 30 percent of Republicans will never accept a Democratic president, no matter what. They are convinced that the “system” is rigged against them, says Mjelde, adding that he believes many Democrats would not accept a new term under Trump.
– worried
Convincing these people that it is not true that the Democrats “have stolen the winner of the election” from Trump will not be possible for Biden, believes the researcher.
– But you can muffle the level of conflict with your conciliatory tone. Biden has said and done all the right things so far; By virtue of his experience, style, and personal background, he is, in my opinion, the correct President of the United States at this point in history. America now desperately needs someone who knows the political system, says Mjelde.
– You must act fast
One of the themes that Joe Biden has repeated in his speeches after Election Day is that he wants to be a unifying president for all Americans, regardless of their political views.
– We can be political opponents, but not enemies. Let’s leave our minds and demonization behind, he said, referring to the riots that have taken place in various parts of the country in recent days, Biden said last night.
Come with Trump sticks
Mjelde believes that Biden has several important tasks ahead of him, which he must tackle quickly.
– The pandemic, the economy, social unrest and the climate will be the main priorities. And he must act fast: a new president has only about 18 months before his political capital disappears, empirically, says the American expert.
He continues:
– I think it is equally important that you defend the liberal world order, after Trump’s attacks on international institutions. NATO is saved, so far.
Florida in 2000
In 2000, the presidential election was between Al Gore and George W. Bush. In Florida, the result was very even, with many believing that Gore was entitled to a new position, but this was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. Therefore, Bush was declared the winner.
Mjelde believes that, to some extent, there are similarities between what is happening now in America and the defeat of the Democrats in 2000.
“The skepticism was more situational in 2000. Today, however, the United States experiences widespread mistrust of democratic institutions in general, to a much greater degree than in 2000,” says Mjelde.
– Bush also had a completely different rhetoric than Trump. The message of his election campaign was that he was a “compassionate conservative.” Trump, on the other hand, has never shown generosity to his opponents, he adds.
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