United States incumbent President Donald Trump has vowed to move to the Supreme Court to challenge what he terms as massive fraud in this year’s election.
In results that have been declared so far, Democrat’s Joe Biden is leading with 238 electoral votes against Trump’s 213.
In a press statement, the Republican candidate said he is going to the Supreme Court to stop the counting process. Many battleground states are yet to release full results.
“This is a fraud. This is an embarrassment to our country. We were getting ready to win this election. Frankly, we did win this election. We will be going to the US Supreme Court, ” Trump said.
This is a fraud. This is an embarrassment to our country. We were getting ready to win this election. Frankly, we did win this election. We will be going to the US Supreme Court – President Donald Trump #ElectionDay2020 #USAElections2020 pic.twitter.com/NrtlbK8mt3
— TheStarKenya (@TheStarKenya) November 4, 2020
Trump has repeatedly claimed that postal ballots – used in vast numbers in this election due to the Covid-19 pandemic – are vulnerable to fraud.
He is seeking re-election having trounced Democrat’s Hillary Clinton in 2016 in the electoral college vote.
On his part, Biden, who served as the 47th vice president of the United States in the Barack Obama administration from 2009 to 2017, continues to urge his supporters to remain calm as counting continues but expressed confidence in winning the poll.
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“It’s not my place or Donald Trump’s place to declare the winner of this election. It’s the voters’ place. We feel good about where we are, ” said Biden.
He added, “we believe we are on track to win this election.”
It's not my place or Donald Trump's place to declare the winner of this election. It's the voters' place.
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) November 4, 2020
We feel good about where we are. We believe we are on track to win this election.
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) November 4, 2020
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