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Donald Trump has yet to see his defeat. Image: www.imago-images.de
1 day, 7 memorable events – a turbulent start to the week for the US
Joe Biden is elected the next president of the United States. But the United States had a turbulent start to the week. We have again summarized Monday’s events in case you lost your overview.
Trump clings to fraud accusations
Donald Trump continues to deny his defeat in the US presidential election and is taking further lawsuits to overturn the result of the vote. In the important state of Pennsylvania, his lawyers are attacking the vote counting and voting-by-mail system. Trump also reiterated his allegations of fraud regarding the Georgia, Nevada and Wisconsin elections in a series of tweets on Monday. There are still no confirmed cases of voter fraud in favor of President-elect Joe Biden.
He does not believe in being eliminated: still President Donald Trump. Image: Bloomberg
“Nevada turns out to be a cesspool of false voices,” Trump wrote on Twitter, promising “absolutely shocking” revelations. Twitter immediately provided a warning to the president’s tweet because it was a controversial assertion about the election.
Trump also wrote that he would win the state of Georgia, where Biden is ahead, “like election night.” Biden had taken the lead after the mail-in votes were counted. the Lieutenant Governor of the State, Republican Geoff DuncanSaid Monday on CNN television that it was so far no significant cases of electoral fraud known. Given the adjusted result, a recount in Georgia is highly likely.
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Conservative media against Trump
Also noteworthy is Trump’s case in conservative media: Trump’s spokeswoman, Kayleigh McEnany, hinted that Democrats would condone the fraud at a press conference Monday. Fox News, which has sided with the president for the past several years, then offbecause the accusations are not proven.
The “New York Post” newspaper, which also belongs to Rupert Murdoch’s media empire, had previously announced Biden’s victory. The “Courier” was previously always on the side of the president.
Trump Removes Defense Minister – Pelosi: “Wants to Sow Chaos”
President Trump has fired Secretary of Defense Mark Esper. In a harsh sentence, the President of the United States announced on Twitter: “Mark Esper is fired”, but thanked him for his service. Trump appointed the former director of the National Counter-Terrorism Center, Christopher Miller, as Acting Secretary of Defense.
Must go: Mark Esper (r.) Image: keystone
Rumors about Esper’s firing had been around for some time. While Trump wanted to use military force against the protests of the Black Lives Matter movement following George Floyd’s death, Esper objected. He kept his distance from Trump.
Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, has the Defense Secretary Mark Esper is removed from office taken as a sign that President Donald Trump “Sowing chaos” in the last weeks of his mandate. Democrat Nancy Pelosi cited reports of retaliation against Trump’s measure Esper’s refusal to use the army in civil disturbances. Pelosi described these reports as “concerning” on Monday. “What is most disturbing, however, is that the timing of this firing raises serious questions about the measures planned by Trump for the last days of his term.”
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi. Image: keystone
Here’s what the cartoonists drew when Trump was elected in 2016:
Thrill for Attorney General Barr
Another headline caused quite a stir in the United States on Monday night. According to the AP news agency, US Attorney General William Barr authorized the Justice Department to launch an investigation into the elections if there was strong evidence.
There was great outrage, especially among political experts and commentators on Twitter. Accusations of corruption and similar charges quickly emerged. However, apparently many have not read the AP article carefully, as noted by political journalist Peter Hamby. Because the headline was worded much more roughly than Barr actually wrote.
Barr wrote that “investigations can be conducted when there are clear and seemingly credible allegations of wrongdoing that, if true, could potentially affect the outcome of a single state federal election,” the article reads. So nothing new, or just a bit of PR for Trump, as one Twitter user commented.
However, prosecutors can usually only act once the final results are available. After the November 3 election, this could take days or weeks, depending on local law. States must have reported their certified final results to Washington by December 8.
Trump is considering running for the 2024 presidential election
Ok, if it’s really over for Trump, he’s considering, according to a media report, a run in the next presidential election in 2024. Trump spoke about it with his advisers, the “Axios” website wrote on Monday, citing people informed.
(While we’re on “Axios” … do you remember Trump’s legendary interview with Jonathan Swan?)
The incumbent has yet to admit to losing the presidential election to Joe Biden last week. In the United States, a person can serve as president for two terms, whether consecutive or not.
With a candidacy in 2024, Trump would remain a central figure in the Republican Party, which he has largely kept under his control in recent years. At the same time, you could use it to collect donations for an election campaign. As a candidate for the 2020 election, Trump registered as soon as he took office in 2017.
Trump suspects a vaccine conspiracy
In case you didn’t notice: There was possibly some very good news on Monday regarding a corona vaccine from the pharmaceutical company Pfizer.
Is it a coincidence that this news was announced the day after the crucial election weekend? Not according to Trump, he had presented the ad as politically motivated. Pfizer “did not have the courage” to announce the good news before the election, Trump criticized Monday night.
Trump also criticized the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of his administration, which handles approval in his tweet. The FDA should have announced the results earlier, he complained. “Not for political reasons, but to save lives”Trump wrote. During the election campaign, he had repeatedly promised there would be good news about vaccines before the vote, and he was apparently expecting a political tailwind.
One of Trump’s tweets about Pfizer:
“The FDA and the Democrats didn’t want me to have a successful vaccine before the election, so it came out five days later,” Trump wrote on Twitter. His administration’s FDA is headed by Stephen Hahn, whom the Republican Trump himself appointed.
Conditions in the Senate
So far, only four Republican senators have congratulated Biden on his election victory: Mitt Romney, Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins and Ben Sasse. They were previously known as deviants, and they could play a significant role for Biden as president if Republicans kept control of the Senate.
Lisa Murkowski (Republican, Alaska) congratulated Biden on the victory. Image: keystone
Second round elections for the two Senate seats in Georgia Be in early January. Republican incumbents David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler called for the State Secretary of State after the result of the elections to resign because the vote was poorly organized.
He rejected the accusations. Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger wrote on Twitter that there were certainly cases of illegal voting in Georgia. But it is unlikely they would have been big enough for Trump to win the state.
With material from the SDA and DPA news agencies.
