'This was a stolen election': Trump cries fraud after losing to Biden
US President Donald Trump has once again raised claims of electoral fraud after he lost to Democrat challenger Joe Biden, calling the November 3 presidential vote a "stolen election."
Trump took to his official Twitter account on Sunday and claimed that the Democrats "stole what they had to steal” from the recent presidential election.
"We believe these people are thieves. The big city machines are corrupt. This was a stolen election. Best pollster in Britain wrote this morning that this clearly was a stolen election, that it’s impossible to imagine that Biden outran Obama in some of these states," the Republican president said.
"...Where it mattered, they stole what they had to steal," he added.
“We believe these people are thieves. The big city machines are corrupt. This was a stolen election. Best pollster in Britain wrote this morning that this clearly was a stolen election, that it’s impossible to imagine that Biden outran Obama in some of these states.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 8, 2020
Trump also claimed without providing evidence that he had “over a hundred million mail-in ballot” in cities like Philadelphia and Detroit.
Trump lost the US presidential race to Biden by a huge margin of electoral votes after the former vice president won a total of 290 electoral votes compared to his Republican rival’s 214.
Biden declared himself the winner in the presidential election after several news networks called him victorious in Pennsylvania and Nevada, where ballot counting still continues.
Trump censured the announcement and claimed that Biden "falsely poses as the winner" with the help of "his media allies."
The US president also claimed in a tweet that he had won the 2020 election "by a lot.”
Trump promised to file numerous lawsuits starting on November 9 to dispute the results of the election, citing alleged violations.
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Trump has already cast doubt on legitimacy of the current election, vowing legal challenges until the entire processes in vote counting is conducted.
“The simple fact is this election is far from over. Joe Biden has not been certified as the winner of any states, let alone any of the highly contested states headed for mandatory recounts, or states where our campaign has valid and legitimate legal challenges that could determine the ultimate victor,” the US president said in a statement after Biden’s victory declaration.
Trump also said his campaign would begin court fights the later this week “to ensure election laws are fully upheld and the rightful winner is seated.”
“We all know why Joe Biden is rushing to falsely pose as the winner,” Trump said, while also accusing the media of trying to aid him.
Biden, for his part, has defended his victory against Trump and said the Americans voters would not submit to bullying.
Both the Trump and Biden campaigns have recruited the best lawyers in the country to go to a potentially lengthy legal battle over the results of the election.
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