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In the hour-long conversation, Trump bluntly asked Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, responsible for conducting the election, to “find” enough votes for him and to “recalculate” the result, as Washington reported Sunday. Post. The newspaper also published parts of a recording of the conversation on Saturday. Trump described Raffensperger as “clueless” after the phone call on Twitter.
In the conversation, Republican Trump threatened his party colleague Raffensperger that he was taking a “great risk” and that he could be guilty of a crime if he did not act against electoral fraud. Trump narrowly lost Georgia in the November 3 election. Democrat Joe Biden led with about 12,000 votes. There the results were reported twice; Despite Trump’s claims, there was no evidence of voter fraud.
“We won the elections”
In the phone call, Trump complained about the “wrong” result in Georgia and claimed that he had won the election. “I just want to find 11,780 votes … because we won the state,” he said, according to the recording. “We won the elections and it is not fair to take away the victory,” Trump said. Raffensperger should verify the results again, the sitting US president demanded. “But check it out with people who want to find answers,” Trump said.
Raffensperger responded, according to the recording: “We have to defend our numbers. We believe our numbers are correct. “The secretary of state noted that the results would have been upheld in court. Georgia will also hold a runoff election for two Senate seats on Tuesday, the result of which could topple the Republican majority in the House. Washington Representatives.
The Washington Post article claimed that the “rambling and sometimes incoherent conversation” showed how “obsessed and desperate” the president was in the face of his electoral defeat. Trump still believes he could change the outcome in enough states to secure a second term.
Trump lost the election, but continues to refuse to acknowledge Biden’s victory. This will be sworn in on January 20. (SDA)
