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The current US president believes that his defeat in the next election is only possible through fraud.
US President Donald Trump said he was unsure of the honesty of the upcoming elections and could not guarantee a peaceful transfer of power in the event of his defeat to Democratic candidate Joe Biden.
Trump’s frustration stems from the fact that many Americans intend to vote by mail, which he says makes the system vulnerable to fraud. Correspondent.net says the details.
Voting is out of control
On September 24, US President Donald Trump refused to guarantee a peaceful transfer of power to his rival Joe Biden if he lost the November 3 election. This is how he reacted to the journalist’s relevant question during a press conference at the White House.
“Well, let’s see what happens. You know I expressed my discontent with the vote very strongly. This is a disaster,” he said.
We are talking about mailing ballots, with the help of which, according to the American leader, the results can be falsified.
“Refuse to vote by mail, and you will have a very peaceful … you will have a very peaceful … Frankly, there will be no transfer of power. There will be a continuation,” Trump said, hinting that a fair election could only end his victory.
According to the President of the United States, the voting process has gotten out of control and “the Democrats know it better than anyone.”
A few minutes later, he suddenly left the meeting room and told reporters that he “had to go out to call emergency services,” CNBC notes.
Earlier, Trump said his rival would win the election only if the vote was rigged, CNN notes.
He also suggested that the results are likely to be challenged in the Supreme Court. And if the court confirms Biden’s victory, Trump will accept this result.
“Oh, I agree with that. But I think we still have a long way to go before we get to that,” the incumbent said.
According to polling aggregator RealClearPolitics, as of Sept. 23, 42.9 percent of Americans surveyed said they were willing to support Trump and Biden – 50 percent. Correspondent.net previously spoke about why Trump can win.
Voting by mail will undoubtedly contribute to the destabilizing overall picture: the process of counting votes cast remotely will take some time, and the final result is unlikely to be known on Election Day November 3.
It’s worth noting that Trump supporters intend to ignore quarantine restrictions and go vote in person, while Democrats, on the other hand, are more serious about the coronavirus, preferring to vote at home.
In this sense, it can be assumed that Donald Trump can get a decisive victory on November 3, and then, as the votes by mail are processed, his result will fall and then Biden can be awarded the victory.
In other words, the period of electoral instability runs the risk of being prolonged in time and the result will remain unpredictable for a long time.
The ambiguous statements of the US leader have exacerbated an already difficult situation that has developed in recent months: in the United States there are massive protests against police violence. Actions are peaceful in nature and turn into pogroms.
Regarding the issue of the ‘dishonesty’ of the upcoming elections, the director of the School of Politics and Public Administration at George Mason University Mark Rozell explains that Trump’s words have no effect, since the United States is a federation and each state decide how to vote.
“There are procedures, and I am not afraid that we will wait for the inauguration day on January 20, and we will still have disputes over the results of the elections,” he told Kommersant.
But what happens if Trump just hangs back and uses his presidential powers to prevent a transfer of power? Observers fear violence and chaos, writes the German newspaper Die Welt.
“Indeed, for Trump, the stakes are high. Along with the most influential position in the world, he will also lose his immunity from criminal prosecution,” the newspaper said.
The American leader is charged with obstruction of justice and dishonest campaign financing. Therefore, it is likely that after you leave the White House an investigation will be launched.
The post suggests that if Trump refuses to admit defeat, a true civil war could rage for several weeks, despite the dystopian nature of such an assumption.
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“Biden calls” to fight for the soul of America “. Left-wing senator Bernie Sanders calls for revolution. The largest mass demonstrations in US history begin. A wave of violence, robberies, chaos, political assassinations” , the newspaper describes a hypothetical situation.
However, the most likely result will be the intervention of the special services. This is the opinion of the Integrity in Transition Project, which is made up of academics, journalists, current and former government and campaign leaders, and other experts.
They will probably have to remove Donald Trump from the White House.
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