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Donald Trump’s desperate attempt to cling to power with lies and accusations continued last night even as it became clear that Joe Biden was on his way to replace him.
But while the hysterical president lashed out with more false claims of election manipulation, his Democratic rival threatened to evict him from the White House if he refuses to go.
Biden had followed the Republican into key states of Georgia and Pennsylvania, but had surpassed him yesterday when voters rejected the man who has divided America with his toxic leadership.
Even members of Trump’s own Republican Party criticized him after he delivered an incoherent speech from the White House accusing his opponents of cheating and trying to “steal” the election by counting illegal votes, without evidence.
And American television stations, stunned by what they were broadcasting, interrupted him for making “a series of false statements” while in denial.
Later, Trump released more angry tweets, which included stating that Philadelphia “had a rotten record on electoral integrity” and accusing a Pennsylvania governor of “flagrantly violating the United States Constitution.”
The president promised to take his vote to the Supreme Court, which has been filled with sympathetic judges.
President Donald Trump said in a statement: “We believe that the American people deserve full transparency in all vote counting and election certification, and that this is no longer a one-time election.
“It’s about the integrity of our entire electoral process. From the beginning we have said that all legal ballots should be counted and all illegal ballots should not be counted, but we have encountered resistance to this basic principle from Democrats at all times.
“We will continue this process in all aspects of the law to ensure that the American people have confidence in our government. I will never stop fighting for you and our nation.”
But Biden’s spokesman, Andrew Bates, said: “As we said on July 19, the American people will decide this election.
“And the US government is perfectly capable of escorting intruders out of the White House.”
As Biden grew closer and closer to becoming leader, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney urged the president to accept that his four-year reign of chaos and confusion was over. He said, “What you have to do, frankly, is put on your big boy pants. You need to acknowledge that you lost. And you need to congratulate the winner. “
Republican Senator Mitt Romney, who lost the 2012 election to Barack Obama, warned that Trump’s wild accusations risk sparking civil unrest and street violence, as angry supporters of the president gathered outside the centers still counting. votes.
He said: “The President has the right to request recounts, request that the alleged irregularities in the voting be investigated when there is evidence and exhaust legal remedies.
“You are wrong to say that the elections were rigged, corrupted and stolen.
“Doing so damages the cause of freedom here and around the world and recklessly kindles destructive and dangerous passions.”
Last night, Biden overall had received 73,708,884 votes to Trump’s 69,772,211. The former vice president remained at 253 votes in the Electoral College, needing 17 more to claim victory. His rival had 214.
If Trump loses, he will be one of five American leaders to serve a term before being ousted. And Biden will become the oldest president.
Trump’s defeat could expose him to a series of investigations that he had been protected from while in the White House.
The president, who also claimed victory in the electoral race despite the accumulation of votes against him, refused to answer questions after his 17-minute television speech in which he alleged electoral manipulation.
But many viewers in America would have missed that anyway, as at least seven broadcasters, including ABC, CBS and NBC, cut it off.
He had said: “If you count the legal votes, I win easily. If they count the illegal votes, they can try to steal the election from us. “
State and federal officials have not reported any cases of widespread voter fraud. MSNBC news anchor Brian Williams said: “Here we are again in the unusual position of not only interrupting the President of the United States, but also correcting the President of the United States.
“There are no illegal votes that we know of, there has been no Trump victory that we know of.”
NBC’s Lester Holt told viewers: “We have to interrupt here, because the president has made a number of false statements, including the idea that there have been fraudulent votes. There has been no evidence of that. “
Pennsylvania Republican Senator Pat Toomey later said: “I saw the president’s speech and it was very difficult to watch. Allegations of large-scale election fraud and theft are simply not substantiated.
“I am not aware of any major crime here.”
But yesterday, Trump did it again. He said: “It’s about the integrity of our entire electoral process.
“From the beginning we have said that all legal ballots should be counted and all illegal ballots should not be counted, yet we have encountered resistance to this basic principle from Democrats at all times.”
In Pennsylvania, Trump’s team claimed there were “many irregularities, including the fact that election officials prevented our voluntary legal observers from having meaningful access to vote counting locations.”
They also alleged that the campaign “was denied the transparency to which we are entitled under state law.”
That came after Trump won an in-state court hearing to have the same number of witnesses in the scrutiny room.
In Nevada, where Mr. Biden is also expected to win, the campaign claimed that “appear[s] be thousands of people who cast votes by mail improperly ”. Democrat Biden advanced with more postal ballots to be counted in Alaska, Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania.
However, Georgia said it would conduct a full recount as the results were very tight.
Trump’s campaign general counsel Matt Morgan repeated the false allegations of voter fraud. He wrote: “Georgia is heading to a recount, where we are confident that we will find improperly collected ballots and where President Trump will prevail.”
Other staunch Republicans made unfounded accusations.
Texas Senator Ted Cruz said: “I will tell you the president is angry and I am angry and the voters should be angry.” He also claimed that Pennsylvania’s Democratic attorney general had ordered the counting of votes in Philadelphia, the largest city in the state, “until Joe Biden wins.” He said of the polling stations: “We have to get in there now.”
South Carolina Senator Lindsay Graham said: “The Philadelphia elections are twisted like a snake. Why are they excluding people? “
Republican Senator Mitt Romney, who lost the 2012 presidential election to Barack Obama, has said that Donald Trump’s claim that the election was rigged “damages the cause of freedom.”
“The president has the right to request recounts, request that alleged irregularities in the voting be investigated when there is evidence and exhaust legal remedies,” he said in a statement posted on Twitter.
“Doing these things is consistent with our electoral process.
“You are wrong to say that the elections were rigged, corrupted and stolen.
“Doing so damages the cause of freedom here and throughout the world, weakens the institutions that lie at the base of the republic, and recklessly ignites destructive and dangerous passions.”
Boris Johnson vowed last night to work “very, very closely” with the winner of the White House race, who appears to be Mr. Biden.
But he refused to condemn Trump for his lies and smears of his opponents. The prime minister said: “I don’t think any international leader is expected to comment on the democratic processes of a very friendly country.”
Biden overall has received 73,708,884 votes to Trump’s 69,772,211.
The former vice president remained at 253 votes in the Electoral College, needing 17 more to claim victory. Trump was 214.
As Trump continued to attack Philadelphia, Mayor Jim Kenney said: “What the president has to do, frankly, is put on his big boy pants.
“You need to acknowledge that you lost. And you need to congratulate the winner.
Just like Jimmy Carter did. As did George HW Bush. Like Al Gore did. “
Trump will be one of five American leaders to have served a term before being eliminated.
The others were William Taft, Herbert Hoover, Jimmy Carter, and George HW Bush.
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