Trump Claims Election Win, Though Vote Count Is Not Complete

Early on Wednesday morning, November 4, incumbent US President Donald Trump announced his victory in the presidential race against Democratic candidate Joe Biden, even though millions of votes were still being counted in several states. Trump said he will go to court to try to stop (or re) count ballots in some states. Writes about it The Hill.

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Trump claimed he won in states such as Georgia, North Carolina and Michigan, despite tens of thousands of ballots still pending.

No media outlet has named a winner in these states, no election official has announced a winner, and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden may still overtake Trump on the basis of mail ballots still counted in Michigan and more recently. finished counting in Wisconsin.

“This is a deception of American society. This is a shame for our country. We were preparing to win these elections. Quite frankly, we won this election,” Trump said in remarks from the East Room of the White House.

“This is a very important point. This is a major fraud on our nation. We want the law to be applied properly. So we're going to the US Supreme Court. We want all the calculations to stop. We don't want them to find the ballots at four o'clock in the morning and add them to the list. This is a very sad moment,” Trump continued.

Trump has contradicted himself at times, arguing that votes should still be counted in Arizona, where he lags behind Biden, but not in the states where he leads.

The president’s remarks drew reproaches even from some of his allies.

Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, an informal adviser to the president, called Trump's remarks "a bad strategic decision" and a "bad political decision."

Former Senator Rick Santorum, a Republican and Trump ally, said he was "very upset" by Trump's words.

“The President, as we all know, is prone to bluster and fits of frustration at the way he is being treated,” Santorum said.

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Santorum added that Trump could have spoken about his belief in victory, as Biden had done earlier, but "the idea of ​​saying victory using the word 'cheat' when people were counting votes was wrong." Santorum said it was right for Pennsylvania polling stations to stop counting overnight and resume later on Wednesday.

The president and his team cannot appeal their case directly to the Supreme Court, but must first go through the lower courts. According to forecasts, Trump will win in Ohio, Florida and Texas, as well as in a number of other confidently “red” states in the South, the publication notes.

A number of key battlegrounds in which Trump is leading remain undecided, including Georgia and North Carolina, and the election outcome appears to be coming down to the so-called "blue wall" that Trump turned red in 2016 - Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.

Trump calls for recount in Wisconsin

America's attention is focused on the most important state for the outcome of the election - Wisconsin. The vote count was officially completed there: Biden won. Official certification of the winner is scheduled for December 1.

Donald Trump's headquarters demanded a recount of votes in Wisconsin, writes «РИА Новости».

“Despite the ridiculous polling used as a tactic to suppress the will of voters, the vote margin in Wisconsin was very small, and we always knew it would be that way. Irregularities have been reported in several Wisconsin counties that raise serious doubts about the integrity of voting results. The President is within acceptable limits to demand a recount, and we will do so immediately,” the headquarters said in a statement on Twitter.

With such a small gap (just over 20 thousand votes), Wisconsin law allows it.

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Michigan also got

Donald Trump's headquarters has filed a lawsuit to suspend the counting of votes in Michigan, citing lack of access to tracking the count, Trump's headquarters manager Bill Stepien said in a statement. Writes about it «РИА Новости».

“We filed a lawsuit today in Michigan to stop the count until (we are) given significant access. We also demand an examination of those ballots that were opened and counted while we did not have access,” Stepien said.

In Michigan, with his 16 electors, Democrat Joe Biden is in the lead, and his victory in the state could mean the collapse of Trump's hopes of re-election.

Pennsylvania Votes Counting

Trump's campaign says it is filing lawsuits over Pennsylvania voting to "stop Democrats from hiding ballots," reports «РИА Новости».

The headquarters demands to suspend the counting of votes in Pennsylvania until Republican observers are admitted to the polls.

Biden expresses optimism

On election day night, Biden gave a speech in which he expressed optimism about his path to victory.

“We feel good where we are. “We really do,” Biden said briefly. “I’m here to tell you tonight: We believe we are on track to win this election.”

The former vice president urged voters to be "patient" and wait for the final summing up. Race announcements in Michigan and Pennsylvania, for example, could occur late on the evening of November 4 and even later, while all ballots mailed on Election Day have been counted.

Biden said he has good expectations for Arizona, Georgia, Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania, and noted that the media has said that votes in Minnesota will also be in his favor, despite Trump's hopes to change that opinion.

Trump has opposed the Supreme Court's decision to extend the receipt of ballots by mail in Pennsylvania, arguing groundlessly that it would lead to fraud and incitement to violence. Trump has repeatedly stated that ballots received after election day are not countable.

“We are on top, but they are trying to steal the election. We will never allow them to do this. You can't vote after the polls close!” Trump tweeted shortly after Biden's speech. Twitter later labeled his post as containing misleading content.

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