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After his defeat, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, complained about the system that had been in place in the United States since the 19th century, according to which the major media companies proclaimed a winner of the elections. “Since when does Lamestream media determine who will be our next president?” Trump wrote on Twitter on Sunday. “We have all learned a lot in the last two weeks.” “Lamestream media” is an art term for Trump that aims to amalgamate the mainstream media criticized by him and “lame” (lame).
Since when does Lamestream Media call who will be our next president? We have all learned a lot in the last two weeks!
– Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 8, 2020
In the United States, it is common for presidential elections to be decided on the basis of forecasts by large media companies. The US news agency AP has a prominent position: the company puts a lot of resources into the election and is valued for its independence and precision. According to its own information, the AP has denounced the winner in the presidential elections in the United States since 1848.
By their own calculations, major US television stations such as CNN or Fox News also announce a winner of the election. The AP and all major broadcasters announced Trump’s challenger, Joe Biden, as the winner of the presidential election on Saturday, November 7, 2020. Trump speaks of fraud, but has not provided proof of it. He has yet to admit defeat.
The background to the system in the US is that there is no federal election office or federal scrutineer who, as an independent and binding authority, has the final word in a timely manner. Instead, there are 51 voting officers: the states and the capital, Washington, each have their own laws and regulations for organizing elections and counting votes.
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