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Donald Trump has once again insisted that he won the election, tweeting for the first time since Joe Biden was announced as the next president of the United States.
Trump repeated unsubstantiated allegations of voter fraud and suggested that the votes for his Democratic rival were not legal.
He wrote: “OBSERVERS WERE NOT ALLOWED IN THE COUNTING ROOMS. I WON THE ELECTION, I GOT 71,000,000 LEGAL VOTES. BAD THINGS HAPPENED THAT OUR OBSERVERS COULDN’T SEE. THEY NEVER HAPPENED FOR THEM BEFORE!”
He soon followed with another tweet: “71,000,000 legal votes. The most EVER for a sitting president!”
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At the time of his posts, there were 70,356,821 votes for Trump and 74,523,535 votes for Biden.
Trump’s comments come after Biden took a unbeatable leadership in Pennsylvania – collecting his 20 Electoral College votes and passing the 270 needed to win the White House.
When the news on Saturday morning turned the tide for Biden, President Trump was playing with clubs at Trump National Golf Club.
His 209th outing as president should be one of his last, even if we don’t yet know how long he will stay at the 19th hole.
But expect “tough, fortified and leggy” to sprinkle the political obituaries, just as they did during his tenure.
“Trump, pack your trash and get out, that’s it!” said 47-year-old Biden supporter Tracy Haag, who was among a crowd that had gathered at the end of the road to the field in Sterling, Virginia.
A raucous Saturday morning in this quintessential American suburb could extend to the noise of a picnic basket trailer at any other time. This weekend, it hosted a Trump / Biden cacophony contest of horns, whistles, yelling and name calling.
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At one end of the street, Biden supporters sang Kiss Him Goodbye, (the “na-na-na-na, hay-hay-hay”) and at the other, Trump supporters chanted “God bless Trump.” .
Ms. Haag added: “The lawsuits have no merit, they are lawsuits designed to waste American money and time. Joe Biden has won, he has a mandate. He is going to have more electoral votes than Trump had when he won in 2016.” .
Standing next to her, Barbara Moore, 65, a court reporter in Arlington, Virginia, said: “I’m happy that the exhaustion is over, the stress of what every day was going to bring, the insults and misogyny. I’m happy it’s over. “
Trump dropped out of the course after about four hours to return to the White House. As he passed cheering Trump supporters, he did not betray the burden of a president on the cliff, posing with a beaming smile and a thumbs up.
His fans loved it, but you have to wonder about the audience’s thoughts beyond, such as potential donors who have received requests to fund Trump’s legal challenge.
At a time when they have serious doubts about substantial evidence to bolster their investments, golf was perhaps not looking good.
Back in the White House, Trump would have heard the celebrations of his defeat on the other side of the fence.
This is a very political city and the sound of Black Lives Matter Plaza hit the White House grounds like an excited sports crowd.
Inside the building itself, the talk among staff was about a legal action plan that lacked coordination. One source spoke of a presidency heading toward a “grand anti-climate finale.”
His campaign manager, Bill Stepien, had a teleconference with supporters during which they were told to “be ready” at any time in case they were needed for rallies and protests. The message was “this is not over”.
It is a message shared by Trump supporters who gathered in front of his golf club.
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Wally Bunyea, 72, a New York military veteran, said: “Anyone with a little common sense can see that there is massive voter fraud and we have to adjudicate every case of that.
“We are fighting for the right to free and fair elections.
“There will come a time when someone will have to admit defeat and if we can get rid of all the bad votes that were harvested and the illegal activity, someone else could be admitting defeat.”
