DONALD Trump launched a 14-minute lengthy video on Tuesday about what he referred to as “the theft of the presidential election” — in his newest bid for save his presidency.
His video, posted to Twitter, comes after Trump pardoned and issued commutations for Republican allies and threatened to veto Congress’ latest stimulus bill.
Donald Trump has as soon as once more claimed that he received the 2020 election in a Twitter video launched on Tuesday
The president went on to say what he is been accusing Democrats of since Election Day: that he, the truth is, received the presidential election, and that his opponent Joe Biden received due to thousands and thousands of fraudulent votes.
“The reality is: We received the election by a landslide, we received it huge,” Trump stated, saying he has proof of “overwhelming election fraud.”
Trump alleged that Democrats used the coronavirus pandemic to rig the 2020 election — which he misplaced to Joe Biden.
He stated by midnight on Election Day, the Trump marketing campaign was profitable towards Biden’s group.
Trump detailed key battleground states by which he had garnered extra votes, and claimed it will have been unimaginable for Biden to beat hit lead.
“Then all of the sudden all the things began to vanish, all the things began to alter. The vote-counting abruptly stopped in a number of states.”
Trump went on to say that at 6.31am ET, Michigan all of the sudden had a lift in votes for Biden, however not the president himself; he went on to element this lack of votes in a number of states.
“These gigantic and ridiculously one-sided spikes have been miraculously simply sufficient to push Joe Biden into the lead in the entire key swing states.
Joe Biden received the favored vote and the Electoral Faculty within the 2020 race towards TrumpCredit score: Alamy Dwell Information
“These obtrusive anomalies are simply the tip of the iceberg,” he stated, earlier than noting the Home Democrats misplaced seats, regardless of Biden profitable the election.
Trump stated “no president has ever misplaced re-election whereas making such extraordinary beneficial properties throughout the board.”
The president stated it did not make sense that Biden, who he claimed didn’t go away his Delaware basement throughout the marketing campaign, acquired extra votes than he did, or former President Barack Obama did.
“It didn’t occur. He didn’t win. We received by the landslide,” Trump continued.
Later within the video, Trump mentions the video from election night time in Atlanta, Georgia, that his private lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, claimed was proof of vote-tampering.
The Trump marketing campaign claims the video shows suitcases filled with ballots being pulled from underneath a table after supervisors instructed election staff to depart the room and ballot watchers left the constructing.
Georgia election officers say the footage reveals ‘regular poll processing’
However Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s workplace stated they investigated the claims surrounding State Farm Enviornment and located nothing.
Officers stated Trump’s group was purposely deceptive the general public concerning the video, which reveals “regular poll processing.”
Trump’s claims of widespread voter fraud inflicting him to lose the election have been shot down by the US intelligence neighborhood, Legal professional Common William Barr, and even his allies in Congress.
Final month, government officials declared that the 2020 race was the “most secure” election in American historical past.
Mail ballots are seen being opened in Pennsylvania on November 3Credit score: Alamy Dwell Information
The race was referred to as for Biden after he secured Pennsylvania’s 20 Electoral Faculty votes on November 7.
Trump and his authorized group have launched roughly 50 authorized challenges towards the election outcomes — practically all have been dismissed or dropped.
He’s additionally misplaced twice on the Supreme Courtroom.
Main as much as November 3 and on Election Day, an historic variety of folks turned out to vote within the race, which Biden received by greater than 81million votes.
Trump acquired over 74million votes from the American folks.
On Monday, Trump hosted a number of Home Republicans on the White Home to speak about his efforts to dam Congress from affirming Biden’s victory.
Trump misplaced 306-232 within the Electoral FacultyCredit score: AFP or licensors
Trump has been turning his consideration to January 6 — which is when Congress participates in a depend of the electoral votes.
Biden beat Trump in Electoral Faculty votes 306-232.
The depend, required by the Structure, is usually a formality. However members can use the occasion to object to a state’s votes.
On January 6, a lawmaker can object to a state’s votes on any grounds. The objection won’t be heard except it’s in writing and signed by each a member of the Home and a member of the Senate.
If there’s such a joint request, then the joint session suspends and the Home and Senate go into separate periods to contemplate it.
For the objection to be sustained, each chambers should comply with it by a easy majority vote. In the event that they disagree, the unique electoral votes are counted.
Senate Majority Chief Mitch McConnell has instructed Senate Republicans {that a} dispute over the leads to January would yield a “horrible vote” for Republicans.
