TIL Desk/World/Washington/ Reiterating his unsubstantiated claims about widespread voter fraud in the presidential polls, US President Donald Trump has told his supporters that his fight was to ensure that Americans have faith in this and future elections. Within days after the election, we witnessed an orchestrated effort to anoint a winner, even while many key states were still being counted.
The Constitutional process must be allowed to continue. We are going to defend the honesty of the vote by ensuring that every legal ballot is counted and that no illegal ballot is counted, Trump told his supporters at a White House Christmas Party on Tuesday. Democratic leader Joe Biden won the presidential election over Trump, who is continuing his legal efforts to upend his victory.
Trump has allowed the official start of Biden’s transition to power last week but has not yet conceded defeat. However, election officials in key battleground states have declared Biden the winner, giving him an unofficial 306-232 edge in the Electoral College that determines the outcome of US presidential contests. This is not just about honouring the votes of 74 million Americans who voted for me. It’s about ensuring that Americans can have faith in this election, and in all future elections, Trump said.
