Joe Biden is on the cusp of victory. He is six electoral college votes away from winning the presidency, and has taken the lead in three crucial states — Georgia, Pennsylvania and Nevada, any one of which would give him the key to the White House.

US ELECTION 2020 Results Update: Biden is narrowly ahead of Trump as counting continues

<p>Two men have been charged with gun offenses near the <a href="https://www.wionews.com/us-election">US election</a>&nbsp;voting centre in Philadelphia on Friday. The two were arrested on Thursday night and were charged a day later, the city's&nbsp;district attorney's office.</p>

<p>The&nbsp;Philadelphia voting centre has emerged as one of the focal points for the protestors from the both sides — pro-<strong><a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/donald-trump">Trump</a>&nbsp;</strong>and&nbsp;<strong><a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/joe-biden">Biden</a>&nbsp;</strong>supporters. The polling station has been observing protests and slogans such as 'vote him out' and 'stop the count' have been echoing the streets of the city.</p>

<p>The two accused,&nbsp;Antonio LaMotta and&nbsp;Joshua Macias, drove to&nbsp;Philadelphia from Virginia in a Hummer SUV&nbsp; with two loaded semi-automatic handguns and&nbsp;one semi-automatic AR-15 style rifle and ammunition. The two have been charged with carrying a concealed firearm and carrying a firearm on&nbsp; public streets or property, which are a felony and a&nbsp;misdemeanour respectively.</p>

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<p>Local media has also reported that the vehicle of the accused had stickers of the controversial pro-Trump conspiracy online group&nbsp;QAnon. One of the suspect's mother, Anita LaMotta, claims that her son&nbsp;traveled to Philadelphia because "he wanted to help" if any riot broke out. Whether or not they have attorneys is yet nt clear. The two have not been available for a comment yet, the local media reported.</p>

<p>It was also reported that&nbsp;LaMotta's social media accounts had numerous postings related to conspiracy theories. The matter is now being investigated by the local authorities.</p>

<p>The country has been observing several protests and demonstrations against the two leaders. The counting of the votes is ongoing with Joe Biden observing a lead, and a possible victory against President Donld Trump, who is accusing Biden of manipulation&nbsp;and fraud.</p>


Two men have been charged with gun offenses near the US election voting centre in Philadelphia on Friday. The two were arrested on Thursday night and were charged a day later, the city's district attorney's office.

Two men have been charged with gun offenses near the US election voting centre in Philadelphia on Friday. The two were arrested on Thursday night and were charged a day later, the city's district attorney's office. The Philadelphia voting centre has emerged as one of the focal points for the protestors from the both sides — pro-Trump and Biden supporters. The polling station has been observing protests and slogans such as 'vote him out' and 'stop the count' have been echoing the streets of the city. The two accused, Antonio LaMotta and Joshua Macias, drove to Philadelphia from Virginia in a Hummer SUV with two loaded semi-automatic handguns and one semi-automatic AR-15 style rifle and ammunition. The two have been charged with carrying a concealed firearm and carrying a firearm on public streets or property, which are a felony and a misdemeanour respectively. US election 2020 result LIVE updates: Biden still likely to address the nation Local media has also reported that the vehicle of the accused had stickers of the controversial pro-Trump conspiracy online group QAnon. One of the suspect's mother, Anita LaMotta, claims that her son traveled to Philadelphia because "he wanted to help" if any riot broke out. Whether or not they have attorneys is yet nt clear. The two have not been available for a comment yet, the local media reported. It was also reported that LaMotta's social media accounts had numerous postings related to conspiracy theories. The matter is now being investigated by the local authorities. The country has been observing several protests and demonstrations against the two leaders. The counting of the votes is ongoing with Joe Biden observing a lead, and a possible victory against President Donld Trump, who is accusing Biden of manipulation and fraud.

US Election 2020: Two men charged with fun offence near Philadelphia voting centre

Cooper make the remarks in the wake of Trump’s press conference in which he accused “big tech, big money, the media, pollsters and Democrats” of rigging the election against him.

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Most are believed to favour Biden, and Republicans say they should be disqualified under Pennsylvania state law.

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Global leaders reactions have started to pour in on US election drama, some leaders are pointing on the flaws of US electoral system while others have called it bit of a spectacle.

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Democratic nominee Joe Biden is not exactly a saint! He is also accused of the same crimes as Donald Trump. WION brings you a report.

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<p>As the world awaits the results of the&nbsp;<strong><a href="https://www.wionews.com/us-election">US election</a>&nbsp;</strong>2020, locals&nbsp;are trying to find solace in mems, jokes and hilarious ironies. And Twitter has found just the content for it in a video of&nbsp;<strong><a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/donald-trump">Donald Trump's</a>&nbsp;</strong>supporters dancing at a song from the famous band 'Rage Against The Machine' that openly stands against the President.</p>

<p>A video spread like a wildfire on Twitter in which a man holding a US flag and a woman draped in the flag are dancing on the roads of&nbsp;Philadelphia. The song playing on the speakers is a hit song of the RATM band that sends an 'anti-police' and 'anti-racism' message.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Right now in Philly... <a href="https://t.co/9yYhxuxMKf">pic.twitter.com/9yYhxuxMKf</a></p>
— Manny Alicandro (@Manny_Alicandro) <a href="https://twitter.com/Manny_Alicandro/status/1324873177416273921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 7, 2020</a></blockquote>
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<p>The video was shared by a Twitter user who laughed at the irony of the situation. The song starts with the lyrics "Killing in the name of some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses" which hints at the police brutality directed especially&nbsp;towards the minority communities in the US — a topic that the locals have been protesting against lately.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/us-election-2020-result-live-updates-biden-echoes-message-of-unity-as-vote-counts-show-him-leading-in-key-states-341275"><strong>US election 2020 result LIVE updates: Biden echoes message of unity as vote counts show him leading in key states</strong></a></p>

<p>The band, throughout the song, accuses the justice system claiming the police officers who killed locals&nbsp;were let go only because they were "wearing the badge".&nbsp;</p>

<p>When the video surfaced, Tom Morello, a band member, also took to Twitter to respond to the irony.</p>

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— Tom Morello (@tmorello) <a href="https://twitter.com/tmorello/status/1324907210426642433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 7, 2020</a></blockquote>
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<p>Other people, too, reacted with several memes and jokes. Here are few of them:</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">They clearly don't know what RATM stands for 😂 like they also don't know a lot of things <a href="https://t.co/iEUDgupmym">https://t.co/iEUDgupmym</a></p>
— Matt Hartley (@matt_safc) <a href="https://twitter.com/matt_safc/status/1324981379747221506?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 7, 2020</a></blockquote>
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— King Williams (@IamKingWilliams) <a href="https://twitter.com/IamKingWilliams/status/1324911144520257537?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 7, 2020</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Do...do they know the lyrics of the song they’re dancing to? RATM is the literal antithesis of their campaign?? I have to laff, luv 😂 <a href="https://t.co/rsokZV2wvc">https://t.co/rsokZV2wvc</a></p>
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As the world awaits the results of the US election 2020, locals are trying to find solace in mems, jokes and hilarious ironies. And Twitter has found just the content for it in a video of Donald Trump's supporters dancing at a song from the famous band 'Rage Against The Machine' that openly stands against the President.

As the world awaits the results of the US election 2020, locals are trying to find solace in mems, jokes and hilarious ironies. And Twitter has found just the content for it in a video of Donald Trump's supporters dancing at a song from the famous band 'Rage Against The Machine' that openly stands against the President. A video spread like a wildfire on Twitter in which a man holding a US flag and a woman draped in the flag are dancing on the roads of Philadelphia. The song playing on the speakers is a hit song of the RATM band that sends an 'anti-police' and 'anti-racism' message. Right now in Philly... pic.twitter.com/9yYhxuxMKf — Manny Alicandro (@Manny_Alicandro) November 7, 2020 × The video was shared by a Twitter user who laughed at the irony of the situation. The song starts with the lyrics "Killing in the name of some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses" which hints at the police brutality directed especially towards the minority communities in the US — a topic that the locals have been protesting against lately. US election 2020 result LIVE updates: Biden echoes message of unity as vote counts show him leading in key states The band, throughout the song, accuses the justice system claiming the police officers who killed locals were let go only because they were "wearing the badge". When the video surfaced, Tom Morello, a band member, also took to Twitter to respond to the irony. Not exactly what we had in mind https://t.co/RydKGCk9RA — Tom Morello (@tmorello) November 7, 2020 × Other people, too, reacted with several memes and jokes. Here are few of them: They clearly don't know what RATM stands for 😂 like they also don't know a lot of things https://t.co/iEUDgupmym — Matt Hartley (@matt_safc) November 7, 2020 × I may not ever get over this #RATM https://t.co/Bobe7pH9EG — Angelica Parente, PhD (@draparente) November 7, 2020 × I honestly don’t think they know the lyrics to this song or the group https://t.co/gfHLGUuDru — King Williams (@IamKingWilliams) November 7, 2020 × Do...do they know the lyrics of the song they’re dancing to? RATM is the literal antithesis of their campaign?? I have to laff, luv 😂 https://t.co/rsokZV2wvc — Andruw (@andiope_) November 7, 2020 ×

Twitter laughs at irony after Donald Trump supporters dance on RATM's anti-racism song

<p>As the presidential race inches agonizingly toward a conclusion, it might be easy to miss the fact that the results are not really close.</p>

<p>With many ballots still left to count in heavily Democratic cities, former Vice President Joe Biden was leading President Donald Trump on Friday by more than 4.1 million votes. Amid all the anxiety over the counts in Pennsylvania and Georgia, and despite Americans’ intense ideological divisions, there was no question that — for the fourth presidential election in a row, and the seventh of the past eight — more people had chosen a Democrat than a Republican.</p>

<p>Only once in the past 30 years have more Americans voted for a Republican: in 2004, when President George W. Bush beat John Kerry by about 3 million votes. But three times, a Republican has been elected.</p>

<p>Biden is very likely to win the Electoral College, avoiding another split with the popular vote. But the prolonged uncertainty in spite of the public’s fairly decisive preference — Biden’s current vote margin is larger than the populations of more than 20 states, and larger than Hillary Clinton’s margin in 2016 — has intensified some Americans’ anger at a system in which a minority of people can often claim a majority of power.</p>

<p>“We look at a map of so-called red and blue states and treat that map as land and not people,” said Carol Anderson, a professor of African American studies at Emory University who researches voter suppression. “Why, when somebody has won millions more votes than their opponent, are we still deliberating over 10,000 votes here, 5,000 votes there?”</p>

<p>In principle, the Electoral College could benefit either party depending on the geographic distribution of its supporters. As recently as four years ago, it looked like it would help Democrats, and in 2004, if Kerry had won just 119,000 more votes in Ohio out of more than 5.6 million cast there, he would have won the presidency despite losing the popular vote.</p>

<p>But in practice, it has overwhelmingly benefited Republicans in recent years, despite the national electorate tilting the other way. And the potential for the Electoral College to diverge from the popular vote has only grown as more Americans have come to live in urban areas and many communities have become more ideologically homogeneous.</p>

<p>In 2000, when Al Gore won the popular vote by about 550,000 votes but Bush won the Electoral College, such a split hadn’t happened in more than a century. Now, it has happened twice in 20 years and come close to happening a third time, despite much larger popular-vote margins. What used to be an extreme rarity has begun to feel common.</p>

<p>Therein lies a more serious concern than partisan politics: the potential delegitimization of the United States’ democratic systems in the eyes of its citizens.</p>

<p>“The more this happens, the more you get the sense that voters don’t have a say in the choice of their leaders,” said Norman Ornstein, a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank. “And you cannot have a democracy over a period of time that survives if a majority of people believe that their franchise is meaningless.”</p>

<p>The United States, as supporters of the Electoral College often note, is a republic, meaning decisions are made through elected representatives rather than by direct vote. But “the fundamental of a republican form of democracy,” Ornstein said, “is that voters choose their representatives, who then make decisions on their behalf.”</p>

<p>The prospect of minority rule is certainly not new, and the fact that the Constitution allows it is by design, not accident. Most obvious, the Constitution originally allowed only white men to vote, and most states required voters to own property, too, disenfranchising most Americans.</p>

<p>The three-fifths clause, which counted slaves as three-fifths of a person for the purposes of congressional apportionment, gave Southern states more representation on the backs of people who couldn’t vote for and weren’t represented by their ostensible representatives. By 1820, Anderson said, the South had 18 to 20 extra seats in the House as a result.</p>

<p>The Founders also consciously made the Senate unrepresentative, giving each state two seats regardless of population and leaving it to state legislators to fill them. The intent was for the Senate to serve as a check on the will of the people, which was to be represented in the House.</p>

<p>But the 17th Amendment established direct election of senators in 1913, and the difference in population between the largest and smallest states has vastly increased since the Constitution was written. The current Democratic minority in the Senate was elected with more votes than the Republican majority, and by 2040, based on population projections, about 70% of Americans will be represented by 30% of senators.</p>

<p>Nearly a century ago, Carroll H. Wooddy published an academic paper that examined the likelihood of “unrepresentative votes” in the Senate, by which he meant votes in which senators on the winning side represented fewer Americans than senators on the losing side. He concluded that these votes happened infrequently, largely because “there has been no continuous alliance of thinly populated states against the more densely peopled areas.”</p>

<p>Today, of course, population density is very much correlated with partisanship, and the makeup of the Senate is unrepresentative of the population not only in party but in race, gender, age and other characteristics.</p>

<p>Supporters of the Electoral College argue that it protects less-populous states, ensuring that their interests aren’t overridden by those of, say, New York and California. At the same time, opponents note that the system means candidates pay attention only to a small number of states, and that it devalues the votes of people in either party who live in a state dominated by the other. Republicans in Illinois don’t affect presidential elections, and neither do Democrats in Tennessee.</p>

<p>It remains to be seen whether the 2020 election will give new fuel to efforts to eliminate or circumvent the Electoral College, which have always been long shots even though a majority of Americans — 61% in a Gallup poll released in September; 58% in a Pew Research Center poll in March — believe it should be abolished.</p>

<p>John Koza, the chairman of National Popular Vote Inc., said his group — which has been pushing state legislatures for years to sign on to a compact in which states would pledge to award their electors to the winner of the national popular vote — planned to lobby intensively next year in states including Arizona, Minnesota, North Carolina and Pennsylvania. The compact has already been signed by states, mainly blue, totaling 196 electoral votes, but it will not take effect unless that number reaches 270.</p>

<p>Koza, a computer scientist who taught at Stanford University, argues that the Electoral College should be abolished not because it systematically benefits one party over the other, but because it increases the odds that election results will be challenged even when Americans’ overall preference is clear — precisely what is happening now.</p>

<p>“When you split the 150 million votes into 50 buckets, there’s going to be close results in a certain number of the states,” he said. This “spawns disputes, and then it spawns lawyers running into court over hairsplitting issues, trying to win the White House for their candidate even though their candidate hasn’t won the support of people across the country.”</p>

<p>While the idea of abolishing the Electoral College is popular mainly among Democrats now, there was more bipartisan support before the 2016 election made it clear how much it could benefit Republicans. Before 2016, a common interpretation had been the opposite: that Democrats had the advantage because of the now-famous “blue wall” that included Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.</p>

<p>“Republicans are disappearing from the competitive landscape at the national level across the most heavily populated sections of the country while intensifying their hold on a declining electoral bloc of aging, white, rural voters,” Chris Ladd, a conservative writer, wrote in The Houston Chronicle after the 2014 midterm elections. “It became apparent from the numbers last week that no Republican candidate has a credible shot at the White House in 2016, and the chance of the GOP holding the Senate for longer than two years is precisely zero.”</p>

<p>In early 2016, a bill that would have added Missouri to the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact passed legislative committees unanimously, and similar bills received at least some bipartisan support in Oklahoma and Utah.</p>

<p>But “legislators didn’t have much appetite for it once Trump won the way he did,” Koza said. “The issue is bipartisan when it’s looked at as a policy issue of what’s good government, what’s the right way to do it. But anything else inevitably becomes intertwined with, does one party think they have a temporary political advantage by keeping the system the same?”</p>


As the presidential race inches agonizingly toward a conclusion, it might be easy to miss the fact that the results are not really close. With many ballots still left to count in heavily Democratic cities, former Vice President Joe Biden was leading President Donald Trump on Friday by more than 4.

As the presidential race inches agonizingly toward a conclusion, it might be easy to miss the fact that the results are not really close. With many ballots still left to count in heavily Democratic cities, former Vice President Joe Biden was leading President Donald Trump on Friday by more than 4.1 million votes. Amid all the anxiety over the counts in Pennsylvania and Georgia, and despite Americans’ intense ideological divisions, there was no question that — for the fourth presidential election in a row, and the seventh of the past eight — more people had chosen a Democrat than a Republican. Only once in the past 30 years have more Americans voted for a Republican: in 2004, when President George W. Bush beat John Kerry by about 3 million votes. But three times, a Republican has been elected. Biden is very likely to win the Electoral College, avoiding another split with the popular vote. But the prolonged uncertainty in spite of the public’s fairly decisive preference — Biden’s current vote margin is larger than the populations of more than 20 states, and larger than Hillary Clinton’s margin in 2016 — has intensified some Americans’ anger at a system in which a minority of people can often claim a majority of power. “We look at a map of so-called red and blue states and treat that map as land and not people,” said Carol Anderson, a professor of African American studies at Emory University who researches voter suppression. “Why, when somebody has won millions more votes than their opponent, are we still deliberating over 10,000 votes here, 5,000 votes there?” In principle, the Electoral College could benefit either party depending on the geographic distribution of its supporters. As recently as four years ago, it looked like it would help Democrats, and in 2004, if Kerry had won just 119,000 more votes in Ohio out of more than 5.6 million cast there, he would have won the presidency despite losing the popular vote. But in practice, it has overwhelmingly benefited Republicans in recent years, despite the national electorate tilting the other way. And the potential for the Electoral College to diverge from the popular vote has only grown as more Americans have come to live in urban areas and many communities have become more ideologically homogeneous. In 2000, when Al Gore won the popular vote by about 550,000 votes but Bush won the Electoral College, such a split hadn’t happened in more than a century. Now, it has happened twice in 20 years and come close to happening a third time, despite much larger popular-vote margins. What used to be an extreme rarity has begun to feel common. Therein lies a more serious concern than partisan politics: the potential delegitimization of the United States’ democratic systems in the eyes of its citizens. “The more this happens, the more you get the sense that voters don’t have a say in the choice of their leaders,” said Norman Ornstein, a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank. “And you cannot have a democracy over a period of time that survives if a majority of people believe that their franchise is meaningless.” The United States, as supporters of the Electoral College often note, is a republic, meaning decisions are made through elected representatives rather than by direct vote. But “the fundamental of a republican form of democracy,” Ornstein said, “is that voters choose their representatives, who then make decisions on their behalf.” The prospect of minority rule is certainly not new, and the fact that the Constitution allows it is by design, not accident. Most obvious, the Constitution originally allowed only white men to vote, and most states required voters to own property, too, disenfranchising most Americans. The three-fifths clause, which counted slaves as three-fifths of a person for the purposes of congressional apportionment, gave Southern states more representation on the backs of people who couldn’t vote for and weren’t represented by their ostensible representatives. By 1820, Anderson said, the South had 18 to 20 extra seats in the House as a result. The Founders also consciously made the Senate unrepresentative, giving each state two seats regardless of population and leaving it to state legislators to fill them. The intent was for the Senate to serve as a check on the will of the people, which was to be represented in the House. But the 17th Amendment established direct election of senators in 1913, and the difference in population between the largest and smallest states has vastly increased since the Constitution was written. The current Democratic minority in the Senate was elected with more votes than the Republican majority, and by 2040, based on population projections, about 70% of Americans will be represented by 30% of senators. Nearly a century ago, Carroll H. Wooddy published an academic paper that examined the likelihood of “unrepresentative votes” in the Senate, by which he meant votes in which senators on the winning side represented fewer Americans than senators on the losing side. He concluded that these votes happened infrequently, largely because “there has been no continuous alliance of thinly populated states against the more densely peopled areas.” Today, of course, population density is very much correlated with partisanship, and the makeup of the Senate is unrepresentative of the population not only in party but in race, gender, age and other characteristics. Supporters of the Electoral College argue that it protects less-populous states, ensuring that their interests aren’t overridden by those of, say, New York and California. At the same time, opponents note that the system means candidates pay attention only to a small number of states, and that it devalues the votes of people in either party who live in a state dominated by the other. Republicans in Illinois don’t affect presidential elections, and neither do Democrats in Tennessee. It remains to be seen whether the 2020 election will give new fuel to efforts to eliminate or circumvent the Electoral College, which have always been long shots even though a majority of Americans — 61% in a Gallup poll released in September; 58% in a Pew Research Center poll in March — believe it should be abolished. John Koza, the chairman of National Popular Vote Inc., said his group — which has been pushing state legislatures for years to sign on to a compact in which states would pledge to award their electors to the winner of the national popular vote — planned to lobby intensively next year in states including Arizona, Minnesota, North Carolina and Pennsylvania. The compact has already been signed by states, mainly blue, totaling 196 electoral votes, but it will not take effect unless that number reaches 270. Koza, a computer scientist who taught at Stanford University, argues that the Electoral College should be abolished not because it systematically benefits one party over the other, but because it increases the odds that election results will be challenged even when Americans’ overall preference is clear — precisely what is happening now. “When you split the 150 million votes into 50 buckets, there’s going to be close results in a certain number of the states,” he said. This “spawns disputes, and then it spawns lawyers running into court over hairsplitting issues, trying to win the White House for their candidate even though their candidate hasn’t won the support of people across the country.” While the idea of abolishing the Electoral College is popular mainly among Democrats now, there was more bipartisan support before the 2016 election made it clear how much it could benefit Republicans. Before 2016, a common interpretation had been the opposite: that Democrats had the advantage because of the now-famous “blue wall” that included Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. “Republicans are disappearing from the competitive landscape at the national level across the most heavily populated sections of the country while intensifying their hold on a declining electoral bloc of aging, white, rural voters,” Chris Ladd, a conservative writer, wrote in The Houston Chronicle after the 2014 midterm elections. “It became apparent from the numbers last week that no Republican candidate has a credible shot at the White House in 2016, and the chance of the GOP holding the Senate for longer than two years is precisely zero.” In early 2016, a bill that would have added Missouri to the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact passed legislative committees unanimously, and similar bills received at least some bipartisan support in Oklahoma and Utah. But “legislators didn’t have much appetite for it once Trump won the way he did,” Koza said. “The issue is bipartisan when it’s looked at as a policy issue of what’s good government, what’s the right way to do it. But anything else inevitably becomes intertwined with, does one party think they have a temporary political advantage by keeping the system the same?”

The electoral college is close. The popular vote isn’t

<p>The night is darkest before the dawn.</p>

<p>To see that child-man charlatan in the White House spouting lies yet again, asserting without a trace of evidence that “If you count the legal vote I easily win,” claiming that “I won Pennsylvania by a lot,” and Michigan and Georgia too, was to be reminded of the American nightmare of these past four years that the American people seem to have brought to an end.</p>

<p>It was a nightmare in which truth died, decency was trampled, science was flouted, division was fanned and the American idea was desecrated, as President Donald Trump wheedled his way into the minds of every American with an insidious cascade of self-obsessed posturing and manipulative untruth.</p>

<p>In a democracy, a beautiful idea for which so much blood has been shed over the centuries, every vote is counted and each vote counts. That is what happened in 2016, when Trump won Michigan by 0.2 percentage points, Pennsylvania by 0.7 and Wisconsin by 0.8. What goes around comes around. The difference in 2020 is that the child-man cannot accept his treat being snatched away. A bully born on third base cannot play by the rules of the game and accept the sanctity of the electoral process and the law.</p>

<p>As I write, it appears that Joe Biden will be the 46th president of the United States.</p>

<p>There may be recounts. There will be legal challenges. But Trump’s attempted coup against democracy, for it is no less than that, will be resisted. The United States is far bigger than this little man.</p>

<p>It seems almost churlish to pick apart Trump’s arguments, which in fact reflect no more than the hysteria of a narcissist for whom the phrase “You’re fired!” is unbearable. He cannot seem to distinguish between voting after the election, which would be illegal, and the process of receiving and counting votes cast in a timely manner. Or rather, he can make that distinction, but only when it comes to Arizona, where he hopes the ballots still being counted will reverse Biden’s lead.</p>

<p>Trump has another mental problem. He cannot, it seems, distinguish between a snapshot of a moment — when, for example, he was ahead of Biden by several hundred thousand votes in Georgia and Pennsylvania on election night — and the eventual result after all votes are counted. He keeps bleating that he “won” and that some vast conspiracy by the media and a corrupt Democratic Party machine has mysteriously “whittled down” his triumph until it takes on the hideous hew of defeat. Another name for “whittling” is counting the votes.</p>

<p>Such desperation — the antics of the sandbox transposed to the Oval Office — is excruciating to watch, not least because it is so predictable.</p>

<p>Throughout his life, when in a tight corner, having stiffed his contractors or ushered his businesses to the brink of bankruptcy, Trump has responded with lawsuits, lies and threats. His method was simple: attack, attack, attack. It often worked. But until now, he has not faced the will of the American people in the opposing corner.</p>

<p>An attempted coup against democracy, I said. For months now, Trump has been peddling the notion that, as he put it in July, “mail-in ballots will lead to massive electoral fraud and a rigged 2020 election.” He has returned to the theme relentlessly, without any evidence that mail ballots lead to fraud. This was the groundwork for a power grab.</p>

<p>Now it is Biden’s moment, on the eve of his 78th birthday. The moment of a man with a deep respect for America’s institutions, its alliances and the rule of law. The moment of a man who reached out to all Americans during the campaign. The moment of a man who became the Democratic nominee as people turned to safe hands to confront the coronavirus and now, it seems, will be asked to heal a wounded nation. The moment of a man who came to a gift for empathy through the devastating loss of his first wife and two of his four children. The moment of an American who understands that you cannot sculpt from rotten wood, and so every democracy requires the foundation of truth.</p>

<p>Trump’s last-ditch incitement of his vast tribe — composed of tens of millions of Americans — will cast a shadow across an eventual Biden presidency. The battles of today will not quickly abate. But the restoration of sanity to the highest office in the land is the prerequisite for the rebuilding that must now begin. As Martin Luther King Jr. put it, “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.”</p>

<p>I think now particularly of Georgia, where a Biden victory would be the first by a Democratic candidate in almost three decades. With its large African American population, and its sharp division between diverse, fast-growing Metro Atlanta and a mainly white conservative hinterland, Georgia was a bellwether of a changing America reeling from a pandemic and racial tension.</p>

<p>“Let Freedom Ring From Georgia” was the headline on a column I wrote from there in June, predicting a Trump defeat.</p>

<p>Democracy is messy but stubborn. It is the system that best enshrines the human desire to be free. This massive American vote has been many things — bitter and ugly among them — but above all, it has been a beautiful testament to the power of each single ballot in the world’s oldest democracy.</p>


The night is darkest before the dawn. To see that child-man charlatan in the White House spouting lies yet again, asserting without a trace of evidence that “If you count the legal vote I easily win,” claiming that “I won Pennsylvania by a lot,” and Michigan and Georgia too, was to be reminded of the American nightmare of these past four years that the American people seem to have brought to an end.

The night is darkest before the dawn. To see that child-man charlatan in the White House spouting lies yet again, asserting without a trace of evidence that “If you count the legal vote I easily win,” claiming that “I won Pennsylvania by a lot,” and Michigan and Georgia too, was to be reminded of the American nightmare of these past four years that the American people seem to have brought to an end. It was a nightmare in which truth died, decency was trampled, science was flouted, division was fanned and the American idea was desecrated, as President Donald Trump wheedled his way into the minds of every American with an insidious cascade of self-obsessed posturing and manipulative untruth. In a democracy, a beautiful idea for which so much blood has been shed over the centuries, every vote is counted and each vote counts. That is what happened in 2016, when Trump won Michigan by 0.2 percentage points, Pennsylvania by 0.7 and Wisconsin by 0.8. What goes around comes around. The difference in 2020 is that the child-man cannot accept his treat being snatched away. A bully born on third base cannot play by the rules of the game and accept the sanctity of the electoral process and the law. As I write, it appears that Joe Biden will be the 46th president of the United States. There may be recounts. There will be legal challenges. But Trump’s attempted coup against democracy, for it is no less than that, will be resisted. The United States is far bigger than this little man. It seems almost churlish to pick apart Trump’s arguments, which in fact reflect no more than the hysteria of a narcissist for whom the phrase “You’re fired!” is unbearable. He cannot seem to distinguish between voting after the election, which would be illegal, and the process of receiving and counting votes cast in a timely manner. Or rather, he can make that distinction, but only when it comes to Arizona, where he hopes the ballots still being counted will reverse Biden’s lead. Trump has another mental problem. He cannot, it seems, distinguish between a snapshot of a moment — when, for example, he was ahead of Biden by several hundred thousand votes in Georgia and Pennsylvania on election night — and the eventual result after all votes are counted. He keeps bleating that he “won” and that some vast conspiracy by the media and a corrupt Democratic Party machine has mysteriously “whittled down” his triumph until it takes on the hideous hew of defeat. Another name for “whittling” is counting the votes. Such desperation — the antics of the sandbox transposed to the Oval Office — is excruciating to watch, not least because it is so predictable. Throughout his life, when in a tight corner, having stiffed his contractors or ushered his businesses to the brink of bankruptcy, Trump has responded with lawsuits, lies and threats. His method was simple: attack, attack, attack. It often worked. But until now, he has not faced the will of the American people in the opposing corner. An attempted coup against democracy, I said. For months now, Trump has been peddling the notion that, as he put it in July, “mail-in ballots will lead to massive electoral fraud and a rigged 2020 election.” He has returned to the theme relentlessly, without any evidence that mail ballots lead to fraud. This was the groundwork for a power grab. Now it is Biden’s moment, on the eve of his 78th birthday. The moment of a man with a deep respect for America’s institutions, its alliances and the rule of law. The moment of a man who reached out to all Americans during the campaign. The moment of a man who became the Democratic nominee as people turned to safe hands to confront the coronavirus and now, it seems, will be asked to heal a wounded nation. The moment of a man who came to a gift for empathy through the devastating loss of his first wife and two of his four children. The moment of an American who understands that you cannot sculpt from rotten wood, and so every democracy requires the foundation of truth. Trump’s last-ditch incitement of his vast tribe — composed of tens of millions of Americans — will cast a shadow across an eventual Biden presidency. The battles of today will not quickly abate. But the restoration of sanity to the highest office in the land is the prerequisite for the rebuilding that must now begin. As Martin Luther King Jr. put it, “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” I think now particularly of Georgia, where a Biden victory would be the first by a Democratic candidate in almost three decades. With its large African American population, and its sharp division between diverse, fast-growing Metro Atlanta and a mainly white conservative hinterland, Georgia was a bellwether of a changing America reeling from a pandemic and racial tension. “Let Freedom Ring From Georgia” was the headline on a column I wrote from there in June, predicting a Trump defeat. Democracy is messy but stubborn. It is the system that best enshrines the human desire to be free. This massive American vote has been many things — bitter and ugly among them — but above all, it has been a beautiful testament to the power of each single ballot in the world’s oldest democracy.

The people versus Donald Trump

Three days have passed, we still don't have a result in the US Presidential Election. Why is it taking so long? Palki Sharma Upadhyay explains.

Gravitas: Explained: The delay in the US Election Results

The outcome of the U.S. presidential election hung in the balance on Thursday as five swing states continued to count their ballots. To capture the White House, a candidate must amass at least 270 votes in the Electoral College.

Watch: U.S. Election Dialogues; November 05, 2020

U.S. Election Dialogues: What's the road ahead for America?

US Election 2020: Donald Trump challenges vote counts in key states

<p>As President&nbsp;<strong><a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a>&nbsp;</strong>has been staying awake at night trying to get the US courts to rule in his favour, his children have made it clear that they, too, think the Democratic candidate&nbsp;<strong><a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/joe-biden">Joe Biden</a>&nbsp;</strong>has committed a 'fraud'.</p>

<p>Donald Trump Jr., President's oldest son, has urged his father to wage "total war" to uncover the "fraud, cheating" being allegedly committed by Donald Trump's rival Joe Biden. "The best thing for America’s future is for&nbsp;@realDonaldTrump&nbsp;to go to total war over this election to expose all of the fraud, cheating, dead/no longer in state voters, that has been going on for far too long," he tweeted.</p>

<p><strong><a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/us-election-2020-result-live-updates-biden-nears-victory-trump-claims-would-win-unless-democrats-steal-polls-340949">US election 2020 result LIVE updates: Biden nears victory, Trump claims would win unless Democrats 'steal' polls</a></strong></p>

<p>Just like his father's several tweets, Jr.'s tweet was also flagged by Twitter as "misleading about an election or other civic process."</p>

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<p>He also re-tweeted several videos of people claiming to have been duped of a fair election. Some of the Trump supporters claimed that when they went to cast their ballots at the polling station, they were told that someone had already cast vote on their name which made it impossible for them to vote. While there is no proof of these claims and allegations, Trump's sons believe these are true. "Losing fair and square is one thing but in the face of all of this video evidence, lack of transparency, boarding up of windows, fighting to prevent poll watching etc etc... for GOPers to not stand up now shows your true colors," Jr. tweeted. "Will make the 2024 primary process a lot easier."</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/us-election-results-2020-trump-campaign-loses-legal-fights-in-georgia-and-michigan-340960"><strong>US Election results 2020: Trump campaign loses legal fights in Georgia and Michigan</strong></a></p>

<p>Donald Trump's younger son Eric Trump hinted towards some big announcement through a tweet that read, "Wait until you see what we are uncovering..."</p>

<p>Ivanka Trump, on the other hand, has been quieter than her brothers about these allegations. While she has assured people that her father&nbsp;will always go to the mat fighting for the hardworking men &amp; women of this great Country!", she has refrained from tweeting or retweeting any videos, pictures or claims about fraud allegations.</p>


As President Donald Trump has been staying awake at night trying to get the US courts to rule in his favour, his children have made it clear that they, too, think the Democratic candidate Joe Biden has committed a 'fraud'.

As President Donald Trump has been staying awake at night trying to get the US courts to rule in his favour, his children have made it clear that they, too, think the Democratic candidate Joe Biden has committed a 'fraud'. Donald Trump Jr., President's oldest son, has urged his father to wage "total war" to uncover the "fraud, cheating" being allegedly committed by Donald Trump's rival Joe Biden. "The best thing for America’s future is for @realDonaldTrump to go to total war over this election to expose all of the fraud, cheating, dead/no longer in state voters, that has been going on for far too long," he tweeted. US election 2020 result LIVE updates: Biden nears victory, Trump claims would win unless Democrats 'steal' polls Just like his father's several tweets, Jr.'s tweet was also flagged by Twitter as "misleading about an election or other civic process." The best thing for America’s future is for @realDonaldTrump to go to total war over this election to expose all of the fraud, cheating, dead/no longer in state voters, that has been going on for far too long. It’s time to clean up this mess & stop looking like a banana republic! — Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) November 5, 2020 × He also re-tweeted several videos of people claiming to have been duped of a fair election. Some of the Trump supporters claimed that when they went to cast their ballots at the polling station, they were told that someone had already cast vote on their name which made it impossible for them to vote. While there is no proof of these claims and allegations, Trump's sons believe these are true. "Losing fair and square is one thing but in the face of all of this video evidence, lack of transparency, boarding up of windows, fighting to prevent poll watching etc etc... for GOPers to not stand up now shows your true colors," Jr. tweeted. "Will make the 2024 primary process a lot easier." US Election results 2020: Trump campaign loses legal fights in Georgia and Michigan Donald Trump's younger son Eric Trump hinted towards some big announcement through a tweet that read, "Wait until you see what we are uncovering..." Ivanka Trump, on the other hand, has been quieter than her brothers about these allegations. While she has assured people that her father will always go to the mat fighting for the hardworking men & women of this great Country!", she has refrained from tweeting or retweeting any videos, pictures or claims about fraud allegations.

Donald Trump's family wants 'total war' against Joe Biden

<p>As a strong reaction over President <a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/donald-trump">Donald Trump's </a>false claims related to the <a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/us-election">US presidential election</a>, many TV channels across the country halted the live coverage of Republican president's first public appearance since the election night.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Trump made several unverified statements in his 17-minute address, highlighting that Democrats were using "illegal votes" to "steal the election from us."</p>

<p><strong>Watch |</strong></p>

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<p>His statements came at a time when Democratic contender <a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/joe-biden">Joe Biden </a>closing in on the magical 271-mark to win the election.&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>Also read |&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/us-election-2020-result-live-updates-trump-and-biden-spar-as-outcome-remains-in-the-balance-340949">US election 2020 result LIVE updates: Trump and Biden spar as outcome remains in the balance</a></strong></p>

<p>"OK, here we are again in the unusual position of not only interrupting the president of the United States but correcting the president of the United States," said MSNBC presenter Brian Williams, as the network quickly pulled off its live coverage of the speech.</p>

<p>NBC and ABC News also pulled the ended Trump's live coverage, reports news agency AFP.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"What a sad night for the United States of America to hear their president say that, to falsely accuse people of trying to steal the election," said Jake Tapper from CNN.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Tapper said Trump continues to "lie after lie after lie about the election being stolen," with no evidence, "just smears."</p>

<p>Meanwhile, in what is seen as the biggest prize that is awaited, Pennsylvania, Trump's huge lead is declining sharply and Biden is closing in on the margin.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Biden is currently leading in Arizona and Nevada and if he maintains the lead, he would become the next president of the US.<br />
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As a strong reaction over President Donald Trump's false claims related to the US presidential election, many TV channels across the country halted the live coverage of Republican president's first public appearance since the election night.

As a strong reaction over President Donald Trump's false claims related to the US presidential election, many TV channels across the country halted the live coverage of Republican president's first public appearance since the election night. Trump made several unverified statements in his 17-minute address, highlighting that Democrats were using "illegal votes" to "steal the election from us." Watch | His statements came at a time when Democratic contender Joe Biden closing in on the magical 271-mark to win the election. Also read | US election 2020 result LIVE updates: Trump and Biden spar as outcome remains in the balance "OK, here we are again in the unusual position of not only interrupting the president of the United States but correcting the president of the United States," said MSNBC presenter Brian Williams, as the network quickly pulled off its live coverage of the speech. NBC and ABC News also pulled the ended Trump's live coverage, reports news agency AFP. "What a sad night for the United States of America to hear their president say that, to falsely accuse people of trying to steal the election," said Jake Tapper from CNN. Tapper said Trump continues to "lie after lie after lie about the election being stolen," with no evidence, "just smears." Meanwhile, in what is seen as the biggest prize that is awaited, Pennsylvania, Trump's huge lead is declining sharply and Biden is closing in on the margin. Biden is currently leading in Arizona and Nevada and if he maintains the lead, he would become the next president of the US.

US: TV channels take down Donald Trump's live coverage as he continues to make false claims

<p>Twitter and Youtube have taken a stand against the&nbsp;right-wing strategist Steve Bannon and suspended an account that was promoting Bannon's podcast in which he said the US coronavirus task force expert Anthony Fauci should be&nbsp;decapitated as a "warning" to others.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/donald-trump"><strong>Donald Trump's</strong></a> aid and strategist hosts a podcast named "Bannon’s War Room". During one of the latest episodes of the podcast, he suggested that if Donald Trump wins the <strong><a href="https://www.wionews.com/us-election">US election</a></strong>&nbsp;2020 against&nbsp;<strong><a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/joe-biden">Joe Biden</a></strong>, Anthony Fauci and FBI Director Christopher Wray should be beheaded as awarning to the other federal&nbsp;bureaucrats.</p>

<p>"I’d actually like to go back to the old times of Tudor England, I’d put the heads on pikes, right? I’d put them at the two corners of the White House as a warning to federal bureaucrats. You either get with the program, or you’re gone," Bannon said.</p>

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<p>The "get with the program, or you’re gone" appraoch was not appreciated by twitter and YouTube who suspended Bannon's accounts saying the platforms prohibit&nbsp;inciting others to commit violent acts against individuals. However, Bannon did, later in the podcast, partially retract his punishment idea saying the President would not go ahead with this suggestion as Donald Trump is "kind hearted" and a "good man".&nbsp;</p>

<p>Many believe that Bannon's comment was meant as a metaphor but was poked by his co-anchor&nbsp;Jack Maxey who took the metaphor further by citing the example of anniversary of&nbsp;"hanging of two Tories in Philadelphia" during the American Revolution.</p>

<p>"These [Tories] were Quaker businessmen who had cohabitated, if you will, with the British while they were occupying Philadelphia. These people were hung. This is what we used to do to traitors," Maxey said. "That’s how you won the revolution… The revolution wasn’t some sort of garden party, right? It was a civil war."</p>

<p>Steve Bannon's War Room co-host&nbsp;Raheem Kassam took to Twitter to share screenshit of the suspended accounts with the caption "Looks permanent. Time to bring&nbsp;<br />
@WarRoom2020&nbsp;back!"</p>

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<p>Donald Trump, whose main focus right now is to accuse Joe Biden of committing fraud has not yet commented on this issue. The two, who were once close, have had a falling out in the last few months, but Bannon has continued to lend his supporting voice for the President from a distance.</p>


Twitter and Youtube have taken a stand against the right-wing strategist Steve Bannon and suspended an account that was promoting Bannon's podcast in which he said the US coronavirus task force expert Anthony Fauci should be decapitated as a "warning" to others.

Twitter and Youtube have taken a stand against the right-wing strategist Steve Bannon and suspended an account that was promoting Bannon's podcast in which he said the US coronavirus task force expert Anthony Fauci should be decapitated as a "warning" to others. Donald Trump's aid and strategist hosts a podcast named "Bannon’s War Room". During one of the latest episodes of the podcast, he suggested that if Donald Trump wins the US election 2020 against Joe Biden, Anthony Fauci and FBI Director Christopher Wray should be beheaded as awarning to the other federal bureaucrats. "I’d actually like to go back to the old times of Tudor England, I’d put the heads on pikes, right? I’d put them at the two corners of the White House as a warning to federal bureaucrats. You either get with the program, or you’re gone," Bannon said. Steve Bannon calls for Dr. Fauci and FBI Director Wray to be beheaded "as a warning to federal bureaucrats"@youtube prohibits "inciting others to commit violent acts against individuals" https://t.co/OECKxxQSzX pic.twitter.com/zBHimpUZT5 — Madeline Peltz (@peltzmadeline) November 5, 2020 × The "get with the program, or you’re gone" appraoch was not appreciated by twitter and YouTube who suspended Bannon's accounts saying the platforms prohibit inciting others to commit violent acts against individuals. However, Bannon did, later in the podcast, partially retract his punishment idea saying the President would not go ahead with this suggestion as Donald Trump is "kind hearted" and a "good man". Many believe that Bannon's comment was meant as a metaphor but was poked by his co-anchor Jack Maxey who took the metaphor further by citing the example of anniversary of "hanging of two Tories in Philadelphia" during the American Revolution. "These [Tories] were Quaker businessmen who had cohabitated, if you will, with the British while they were occupying Philadelphia. These people were hung. This is what we used to do to traitors," Maxey said. "That’s how you won the revolution… The revolution wasn’t some sort of garden party, right? It was a civil war." Steve Bannon's War Room co-host Raheem Kassam took to Twitter to share screenshit of the suspended accounts with the caption "Looks permanent. Time to bring @WarRoom2020 back!" Looks permanent. Time to bring @WarRoom2020 back! pic.twitter.com/UDC88bGqLu — Raheem Kassam (@RaheemKassam) November 5, 2020 × Donald Trump, whose main focus right now is to accuse Joe Biden of committing fraud has not yet commented on this issue. The two, who were once close, have had a falling out in the last few months, but Bannon has continued to lend his supporting voice for the President from a distance.

Twitter, YouTube ban Steve Bannon for wanting Anthony Fauci beheaded if Trump wins US election 2020

<p>The Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg has slammed the US&nbsp;President&nbsp;<strong><a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a>&nbsp;</strong>for claiming that the <strong><a href="https://www.wionews.com/us-election">US election</a></strong>&nbsp;results are rigged and&nbsp;his opponent&nbsp;<strong><a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/joe-biden">Joe Biden</a>&nbsp;</strong>is 'manipulating' the mail-in votes.</p>

<p>When Donald Trump took to Twitter to take out his frustration of trailing behind in the US election results, Thunberg retweeted Donald Trump's tweet of "STOP THE COUNT" with "Chill Donald, Chill!"</p>

<p>"So ridiculous. Donald must work on his Anger Management problem, then go to a good old fashioned movie with a friend! Chill Donald, Chill!," she tweeted.</p>

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<p>These lines, quoted by Thunberg, were passed on to her as a comment by Trump in December 2019 when she had once urged world political leaders to act on climate change on an urgent basis. Trump had asked Thunberg to "chill"&nbsp;and go watch a movie with friends and spend time with them.</p>

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<p>The tweet by Donald Trump had attracted huge criticism from people. On the other hand, Thunberg's tweet attracted fits of laughter and memes.</p>

<p>While Joe Biden has not yet responded to Thunberg's tweet, Twitterati has already flooded the social media platform with memes. From 'mic drop' to 'savage' tweets, here are some of the interesting reactions from the Twitter users:</p>

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The Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg has slammed the US President Donald Trump for claiming that the US election results are rigged and his opponent Joe Biden is 'manipulating' the mail-in votes.

The Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg has slammed the US President Donald Trump for claiming that the US election results are rigged and his opponent Joe Biden is 'manipulating' the mail-in votes. When Donald Trump took to Twitter to take out his frustration of trailing behind in the US election results, Thunberg retweeted Donald Trump's tweet of "STOP THE COUNT" with "Chill Donald, Chill!" "So ridiculous. Donald must work on his Anger Management problem, then go to a good old fashioned movie with a friend! Chill Donald, Chill!," she tweeted. So ridiculous. Donald must work on his Anger Management problem, then go to a good old fashioned movie with a friend! Chill Donald, Chill! https://t.co/4RNVBqRYBA — Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) November 5, 2020 × These lines, quoted by Thunberg, were passed on to her as a comment by Trump in December 2019 when she had once urged world political leaders to act on climate change on an urgent basis. Trump had asked Thunberg to "chill" and go watch a movie with friends and spend time with them. So ridiculous. Greta must work on her Anger Management problem, then go to a good old fashioned movie with a friend! Chill Greta, Chill! https://t.co/M8ZtS8okzE — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 12, 2019 × The tweet by Donald Trump had attracted huge criticism from people. On the other hand, Thunberg's tweet attracted fits of laughter and memes. While Joe Biden has not yet responded to Thunberg's tweet, Twitterati has already flooded the social media platform with memes. From 'mic drop' to 'savage' tweets, here are some of the interesting reactions from the Twitter users: pic.twitter.com/g2atzePJsy — Jo Inglis (@jingles8384) November 5, 2020 × How it started: How it ended: pic.twitter.com/S73dclwEBi — The Political Rants (@vinod_d007) November 5, 2020 × pic.twitter.com/70txnhAOnC — @kumark1🇩🇰 (@kumark1) November 5, 2020 × 🔥🔥🔥 🎤 pic.twitter.com/GPgEQ2THxJ — Trinity (@TrinityResists) November 5, 2020 × Karma hits back....this time Greta 🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/Tu0HesAOZA — Joyal Asir (Joel) (@JoyalAsir) November 6, 2020 × pic.twitter.com/30crRPfZeO — Christian Mutter (@christianmutter) November 5, 2020 ×

'Chill Donald, Chill!': Greta Thunberg slams Donald Trump for US Election results 2020; Twitter reacts

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden pulled ahead in the battleground state of Georgia by 917 votes, as the tallying of votes continues in the state.

US Election 2020: Several battleground states yet to declare results | WION-VOA Co-Production

<p>At least nine popular YouTube channels were promoting on Thursday debunked accusations about voting fraud in the U.S. presidential race, conspiratorial content that could jeopardize advertising and memberships revenue they get from the video service.</p>

<p>Reuters found the channels, ranging from ones with 1,000 followers to more than 629,000, endorsing claims that fact-checking units of the Associated Press, Reuters and other organizations have deemed false or inaccurate.</p>

<p>YouTube, owned by Alphabet Inc`s Google, has rules that forbid channels using its revenue-generation tools from making "claims that are demonstrably false and could significantly undermine participation or trust in an electoral or democratic process."</p>

<p>Google did not immediately respond when asked if it would suspend ads and membership sales on the channels, a penalty commonly known as "demonetization."</p>

<p>With ballot tallying ongoing in a few states whose results will decide the hotly contested race between Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden, Trump has made unsubstantiated accusations about the Democratic party`s stealing the election. Trump`s supporters have rallied behind the misinformation on social media and in protests outside vote-counting sites.</p>

<p>Google, Facebook and Twitter and others have struggled to guard against the misinformation as millions of posts arrive each day.</p>

<p>Researchers who track misinformation say it is fueled by content creators who see an opportunity to profit from it. Over the last few years, they have pressured YouTube and its advertisers to tighten scrutiny.</p>

<p>Some YouTube advertisers now avoid sponsoring political content. But the memberships offering, under which fans pay a few dollars monthly for exclusive content and promotional merchandise, has helped offset lost ad sales.</p>

<p>One of the channels seen by Reuters, JohnTalks, shared two videos on Thursday about alleged voter fraud in Michigan - a key battleground state in the election that Biden has won - generating more than 90,000 views in eight hours.</p>

<p>Among the claims cited was that wagons, suitcases and coolers were used to smuggle ballots into a counting center. At least three news outlets investigated the claim and determined the items carried food for election workers and camera equipment for a local TV station.</p>

<p>JohnTalks did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment.</p>

<p>The liberal online watchdog group Media Matters for America said in a report on Thursday that it found videos making dubious claims post-election have garnered more than 1 million views collectively.</p>

<p>YouTube`s policy on "demonstrably false" election information drew attention on Wednesday when CNBC reported that One American News Network was generating ad revenue from its YouTube video prematurely declaring Trump the winner. YouTube said it would not remove the video, but stopped running ads on it.</p>

<p>Trump`s talk of fraud has created opportunity for his critics, too. Some popular YouTube channels, which run ads and sell memberships, have generated hundreds of thousands of views on videos rebutting Trump supporters` claims of voter fraud.</p>


At least nine popular YouTube channels were promoting on Thursday debunked accusations about voting fraud in the U.S. presidential race, conspiratorial content that could jeopardize advertising and memberships revenue they get from the video service.

At least nine popular YouTube channels were promoting on Thursday debunked accusations about voting fraud in the U.S. presidential race, conspiratorial content that could jeopardize advertising and memberships revenue they get from the video service. Reuters found the channels, ranging from ones with 1,000 followers to more than 629,000, endorsing claims that fact-checking units of the Associated Press, Reuters and other organizations have deemed false or inaccurate. YouTube, owned by Alphabet Inc`s Google, has rules that forbid channels using its revenue-generation tools from making "claims that are demonstrably false and could significantly undermine participation or trust in an electoral or democratic process." Google did not immediately respond when asked if it would suspend ads and membership sales on the channels, a penalty commonly known as "demonetization." With ballot tallying ongoing in a few states whose results will decide the hotly contested race between Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden, Trump has made unsubstantiated accusations about the Democratic party`s stealing the election. Trump`s supporters have rallied behind the misinformation on social media and in protests outside vote-counting sites. Google, Facebook and Twitter and others have struggled to guard against the misinformation as millions of posts arrive each day. Researchers who track misinformation say it is fueled by content creators who see an opportunity to profit from it. Over the last few years, they have pressured YouTube and its advertisers to tighten scrutiny. Some YouTube advertisers now avoid sponsoring political content. But the memberships offering, under which fans pay a few dollars monthly for exclusive content and promotional merchandise, has helped offset lost ad sales. One of the channels seen by Reuters, JohnTalks, shared two videos on Thursday about alleged voter fraud in Michigan - a key battleground state in the election that Biden has won - generating more than 90,000 views in eight hours. Among the claims cited was that wagons, suitcases and coolers were used to smuggle ballots into a counting center. At least three news outlets investigated the claim and determined the items carried food for election workers and camera equipment for a local TV station. JohnTalks did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment. The liberal online watchdog group Media Matters for America said in a report on Thursday that it found videos making dubious claims post-election have garnered more than 1 million views collectively. YouTube`s policy on "demonstrably false" election information drew attention on Wednesday when CNBC reported that One American News Network was generating ad revenue from its YouTube video prematurely declaring Trump the winner. YouTube said it would not remove the video, but stopped running ads on it. Trump`s talk of fraud has created opportunity for his critics, too. Some popular YouTube channels, which run ads and sell memberships, have generated hundreds of thousands of views on videos rebutting Trump supporters` claims of voter fraud.

YouTube channels making money from ads, memberships amplify Trump voting fraud claims

According to the Associated Press, Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden has 264 electoral college votes while President Donald Trump has about 214 votes. 270 happens to be the magic number needed for a candidate to claim presidency.

US ELECTION 2020 Results Update: Uncertainty in 5 key battleground states

The battle for the Presidency of United States of America is going om right down to the wide. This is the final stretch of voting and it is Joe Biden who has quite clearly got a lead in this case. WION brings you a report.

US ELECTION 2020 Results Update: Democratic Nominee Biden inches closer to majority votes

Three days since US Election is wrapped up yet there is no president. The outcome of the Presidential election hangs in balance. Team Trump is demanding that the vote count should be stopped, on the other hand team Biden has said that every vote must be counted. WION brings you a report.

US ELECTION 2020 Results Update: 5 key battleground states continue to count votes

Joe Biden has issued a short statement from his home state of Delaware urging people for patience and reiterated that every vote counts & it will be counted.

US ELECTION 2020: Joe Biden calls for patience as votes are counted

US Election 2020: In battleground state of Georgia, Biden overtakes Trump by 917 votes

<p>US Election 2020 trends are not in Donald Trump's favour. Even US President's favourite news channel is talking about 'Narrow paths to victory'. How is Trump taking all of this? True to his word, Trump is not proving to be a great loser. He is being a sore loser. Here's why.</p>

<p>When the counting began, Trump cried theft on Twitter. He then cried fraud at 2:30 am address.</p>

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<p>"We lead by 76,000 votes with almost nothing left. And all of a sudden everything just stopped. This is a fraud on the American public. This is an embarrassment to our country. We were getting ready to win this election. Frankly, we did win this election. So our goal now is to ensure the integrity for the good of this nation. This is a very big moment. This is a major fraud in our nation," he said.</p>

<p>This was more than 24 hours ago. Since then, he has made a number of tweets, one out of them claiming 'Biden votes are being found all over the place' in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan. It can't be said for certain what he meant here. Then there was the tweet was in which the president was attacking the mail-in ballot yet again.</p>

<p>In another tweet, Trump claims that the US election system has been damaged.</p>

<p>Clearly, Trump's not happy. The numbers do not favour him. The president is in denial. And he is blaming everything and everyone he possibly can. Word is, he is frantically calling Republican Governors, his lawyers. He is doing this even when elections have not been called yet.</p>

<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.wionews.com/opinions-blogs/the-hail-mary-keep-counting-us-presidential-election-340871">The Hail-Mary Keep-Counting US Presidential Election</a></strong></p>

<p>Trump is already building a case to remain in office in case elections are called in favour of Biden. His team has been filing lawsuits. Too many of them.</p>

<p>One is demanding a recount in Wisconsin. Another is challenging the votes in Michigan. A third lawsuit has been filed to halt or challenge votes in Pennsylvania. And a fourth one is demanding a halt of the counting in Georgia.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Experts say that these cases lack foundation. At most, they can stall the result.</p>

<p>Donald Trump is game. If he can't win the election, he will hijack it by stalling it. Trump is trying his level best to interfere with the process</p>

<p>A day after his son Eric Trump cheered the president's allegation of fraud by shouting 'It's not how a democracy works'</p>

<p>He is right. The leader of the world's oldest democracy can't have his official schedule empty for the second straight day.</p>

<p>No briefing on economy. No briefing on the Wuhan virus situation. America's infection numbers have crossed 9.8 million. But Donald Trump has locked himself inside White House and put the state machinery on hold.</p>

<p>A democratically elected leader should not stoke violence. A day after Trump declared that he did not need Arizona, Pro-Trump supporters have taken to the streets of Phoenix. Some of them carried arms. They are outside the counting centres, trying to stop the counting, trying to disenfranchise the voters. Press crews have been asked to leave the area. Police is guarding the counters.</p>

<p>Is this how a democracy works?</p>

<p>Moreover, in which democratic country does a court decide elections? Because that's exactly what might happen in the US. It's bad enough that American hand over their franchise to an electoral college.</p>

<p>And now if Trump is to have his way, it will be the US Supreme Court that will pick the president. This won't be the first time.</p>

<p>It had happened in 2000 during George Bush's election. Back then, the fight was over one state, Florida. Bush had won. 20 years later, it's messier</p>

<p>Why?</p>

<p>Because Trump is scared to face the result of an election that's becoming increasingly uncertain.<br />
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It's an election that's defined by suspense. One American leader predicted this, weeks before the polling day. It was Bernie Sanders<br />
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“You’re going to have a situation, I suspect, in states like Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, other states, where they are going to be receiving huge amounts of mail-in ballots. Unlike states like Florida and Vermont, they’ll not be able to process these ballots until Election Day or until the polls close," he had said.</p>

<p>Can a country that takes pride in calling itself the global leader not fix its electoral process? Perhaps not because amid all the confusion, the United States of America is busy celebrating the election of a dog as town's mayor. It happened in Kentucky. A French Bulldog was elected to office in Rabbit Hash. The dog won by over 13,000 votes. It's apparently a tradition since the 1990s. Who else thinks this is a mockery of the electoral system?<br />
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US Election 2020 trends are not in Donald Trump's favour. Even US President's favourite news channel is talking about 'Narrow paths to victory'. How is Trump taking all of this?

US Election 2020 trends are not in Donald Trump's favour. Even US President's favourite news channel is talking about 'Narrow paths to victory'. How is Trump taking all of this? True to his word, Trump is not proving to be a great loser. He is being a sore loser. Here's why. When the counting began, Trump cried theft on Twitter. He then cried fraud at 2:30 am address. Watch | "We lead by 76,000 votes with almost nothing left. And all of a sudden everything just stopped. This is a fraud on the American public. This is an embarrassment to our country. We were getting ready to win this election. Frankly, we did win this election. So our goal now is to ensure the integrity for the good of this nation. This is a very big moment. This is a major fraud in our nation," he said. This was more than 24 hours ago. Since then, he has made a number of tweets, one out of them claiming 'Biden votes are being found all over the place' in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan. It can't be said for certain what he meant here. Then there was the tweet was in which the president was attacking the mail-in ballot yet again. In another tweet, Trump claims that the US election system has been damaged. Clearly, Trump's not happy. The numbers do not favour him. The president is in denial. And he is blaming everything and everyone he possibly can. Word is, he is frantically calling Republican Governors, his lawyers. He is doing this even when elections have not been called yet. Also Read | The Hail-Mary Keep-Counting US Presidential Election Trump is already building a case to remain in office in case elections are called in favour of Biden. His team has been filing lawsuits. Too many of them. One is demanding a recount in Wisconsin. Another is challenging the votes in Michigan. A third lawsuit has been filed to halt or challenge votes in Pennsylvania. And a fourth one is demanding a halt of the counting in Georgia. Experts say that these cases lack foundation. At most, they can stall the result. Donald Trump is game. If he can't win the election, he will hijack it by stalling it. Trump is trying his level best to interfere with the process A day after his son Eric Trump cheered the president's allegation of fraud by shouting 'It's not how a democracy works' He is right. The leader of the world's oldest democracy can't have his official schedule empty for the second straight day. No briefing on economy. No briefing on the Wuhan virus situation. America's infection numbers have crossed 9.8 million. But Donald Trump has locked himself inside White House and put the state machinery on hold. A democratically elected leader should not stoke violence. A day after Trump declared that he did not need Arizona, Pro-Trump supporters have taken to the streets of Phoenix. Some of them carried arms. They are outside the counting centres, trying to stop the counting, trying to disenfranchise the voters. Press crews have been asked to leave the area. Police is guarding the counters. Is this how a democracy works? Moreover, in which democratic country does a court decide elections? Because that's exactly what might happen in the US. It's bad enough that American hand over their franchise to an electoral college. And now if Trump is to have his way, it will be the US Supreme Court that will pick the president. This won't be the first time. It had happened in 2000 during George Bush's election. Back then, the fight was over one state, Florida. Bush had won. 20 years later, it's messier Why? Because Trump is scared to face the result of an election that's becoming increasingly uncertain. It's an election that's defined by suspense. One American leader predicted this, weeks before the polling day. It was Bernie Sanders “You’re going to have a situation, I suspect, in states like Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, other states, where they are going to be receiving huge amounts of mail-in ballots. Unlike states like Florida and Vermont, they’ll not be able to process these ballots until Election Day or until the polls close," he had said. Can a country that takes pride in calling itself the global leader not fix its electoral process? Perhaps not because amid all the confusion, the United States of America is busy celebrating the election of a dog as town's mayor. It happened in Kentucky. A French Bulldog was elected to office in Rabbit Hash. The dog won by over 13,000 votes. It's apparently a tradition since the 1990s. Who else thinks this is a mockery of the electoral system?

Is Donald Trump being a sore loser?

<p>Facebook Inc has said it took down a rapidly growing group where some supporters of US President Donald Trump posted violent rhetoric and baseless claims that Democrats were stealing the election.</p>

<p>On Thursday afternoon, the "Stop the Steal" group, which called for "boots on the ground to protect the integrity of the vote," was adding 1,000 new members every 10 seconds and had grown to 365,000 members in a single day.</p>

<p>A Facebook spokeswoman said in a statement that the move was in line with the "exceptional measures" Facebook was taking during "this period of heightened tension."</p>

<p>The group's backers criticized the deletion, saying they were organising peaceful protests, that they had been working hard to police the comments, and that Facebook had given then no warning.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Chris Barron, a spokesman for the group, said their political opponents were also voicing concerns over the election being stolen and organizing for protests but did not face the same problems.</p>

<p>A review of a small number of comments posted to the group ahead of its deletion found no direct calls for violence, but its organizing premise - that Republican votes are being "nullified" by Democrats - has no basis in fact. For months, Trump and Republican allies have been laying the groundwork to cast doubt on the integrity of the US election in case the president lost his re-election bid.</p>

<p>As election returns show a brightening picture for Trump's Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, and as US broadcasters and other major media outlets continue to brush off his premature claims of victory, the president and his supporters have taken to social media to try to turn the narrative around, floating conspiratorial theories using the hashtag #StopTheSteal.</p>

<p>Twitter has also taken measures to curb the spread of misinformation as ballot counting continues. Eight of the president`s 28 tweets since Election Day on Tuesday have been placed behind a warning label saying they contain disputed information.</p>

<p>The now-removed "Stop the Steal" group was run by the Trump action group Women for America First. The non-profit organised protests against COVID-19 restrictions and supported Trump during his impeachment hearing.</p>


Facebook Inc has said it took down a rapidly growing group where some supporters of US President Donald Trump posted violent rhetoric and baseless claims that Democrats were stealing the election.

Facebook Inc has said it took down a rapidly growing group where some supporters of US President Donald Trump posted violent rhetoric and baseless claims that Democrats were stealing the election. On Thursday afternoon, the "Stop the Steal" group, which called for "boots on the ground to protect the integrity of the vote," was adding 1,000 new members every 10 seconds and had grown to 365,000 members in a single day. A Facebook spokeswoman said in a statement that the move was in line with the "exceptional measures" Facebook was taking during "this period of heightened tension." The group's backers criticized the deletion, saying they were organising peaceful protests, that they had been working hard to police the comments, and that Facebook had given then no warning. Chris Barron, a spokesman for the group, said their political opponents were also voicing concerns over the election being stolen and organizing for protests but did not face the same problems. A review of a small number of comments posted to the group ahead of its deletion found no direct calls for violence, but its organizing premise - that Republican votes are being "nullified" by Democrats - has no basis in fact. For months, Trump and Republican allies have been laying the groundwork to cast doubt on the integrity of the US election in case the president lost his re-election bid. As election returns show a brightening picture for Trump's Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, and as US broadcasters and other major media outlets continue to brush off his premature claims of victory, the president and his supporters have taken to social media to try to turn the narrative around, floating conspiratorial theories using the hashtag #StopTheSteal. Twitter has also taken measures to curb the spread of misinformation as ballot counting continues. Eight of the president`s 28 tweets since Election Day on Tuesday have been placed behind a warning label saying they contain disputed information. The now-removed "Stop the Steal" group was run by the Trump action group Women for America First. The non-profit organised protests against COVID-19 restrictions and supported Trump during his impeachment hearing.

Facebook removes rapidly growing pro-Trump group

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden took a narrow lead over President Donald Trump in the battleground state of Georgia for the first time early on Friday, putting the White House within his reach as it and other undecided states continue to count ballots.

US Election 2020: Joe Biden leading by 917 votes in battleground state of Georgia

<p>As the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/us-election">US election</a>&nbsp;results are drawing near,&nbsp;the&nbsp;current President&nbsp;<strong><a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a>&nbsp;</strong>is repeatedly accusing&nbsp;his opponent&nbsp;<strong><a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/joe-biden">Joe Biden</a>&nbsp;</strong>of manipulating the voting results, and has claimed that all votes being counted now fall under 'fraudulent activity'.</p>

<p>Donald Trump has alleged that all ballots being counted now are "magically appearing" and has, therefore, decided to file a lawsuit now in Nevada, after losing legal battles in&nbsp;Georgia and Michigan.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"You know, those ballots are going to magically show up just like they did right you saw that line on the curve up north in a 100 percent of votes. We went to sleep. I woke up two hours later after not sleeping for 3 days with this amazing a hundred thirty thousand about that one of them for Donald Trump," he said.</p>

<p><strong><a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/us-election-2020-result-live-updates-biden-nears-victory-trump-claims-would-win-unless-democrats-steal-polls-340949">US election 2020 result LIVE updates: Biden nears victory, Trump claims would win unless Democrats 'steal' polls</a></strong></p>

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<p>Trump has been claiming that the elections are rigged since the night of elections when the mail-in ballots were being counted. He claims Joe Biden has rigged the elections. "If you count the legal votes, I easily win," he claimed. "They're trying to rig an election. And we can't let that happen." Interestingly, Trump started accusing Biden of rigging the elections only after Joe Biden started leading.</p>

<p>He has been urging the citizens to be aware and has asked his legal team to file lawsuits in all the states where Biden has shown lead after November 03 night. In the Georgia case, his&nbsp;campaign team accused 53 late-arriving ballots were mixed with the ballots that came on time. In Michigan, too, he tried to stop the votes from being counted. However, his team lost both the cases as both the judges from the states,&nbsp;Judge James Bass and&nbsp;Judge Cynthia Stephens, said there was no evidence or basis of these allegations.</p>

<p><strong>Also read|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/did-democrat-bernie-sanders-predict-trumps-election-fraud-claim-watch-this-viral-prediction-video-340724" hreflang="en">Did Bernie Sanders predict Trump's election fraud claim? Video goes viral</a></strong></p>

<p>Meanwhile, a judge has ordered twice daily sweeps at US Postal Service (USPS) facilities specifically in&nbsp;Nevada and North Carolina, where the votes are still being counted.&nbsp;</p>

<p>While Donald Trump is trying his best to get the judges to rule in his favour, Joe Biden has accepted his win and is urging people to "keep the faith, folks". Biden has been actively posting on his official Twitter account urging people to stay calm and trust the system. "No one is going to take our democracy away from us. Not now, not ever," he tweeted. "America has come too far, fought too many battles, and endured too much to let that happen."</p>


As the US election results are drawing near, the current President Donald Trump is repeatedly accusing his opponent Joe Biden of manipulating the voting results, and has claimed that all votes being counted now fall under 'fraudulent activity'.

As the US election results are drawing near, the current President Donald Trump is repeatedly accusing his opponent Joe Biden of manipulating the voting results, and has claimed that all votes being counted now fall under 'fraudulent activity'. Donald Trump has alleged that all ballots being counted now are "magically appearing" and has, therefore, decided to file a lawsuit now in Nevada, after losing legal battles in Georgia and Michigan. "You know, those ballots are going to magically show up just like they did right you saw that line on the curve up north in a 100 percent of votes. We went to sleep. I woke up two hours later after not sleeping for 3 days with this amazing a hundred thirty thousand about that one of them for Donald Trump," he said. US election 2020 result LIVE updates: Biden nears victory, Trump claims would win unless Democrats 'steal' polls STOP THE FRAUD! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 5, 2020 × Trump has been claiming that the elections are rigged since the night of elections when the mail-in ballots were being counted. He claims Joe Biden has rigged the elections. "If you count the legal votes, I easily win," he claimed. "They're trying to rig an election. And we can't let that happen." Interestingly, Trump started accusing Biden of rigging the elections only after Joe Biden started leading. He has been urging the citizens to be aware and has asked his legal team to file lawsuits in all the states where Biden has shown lead after November 03 night. In the Georgia case, his campaign team accused 53 late-arriving ballots were mixed with the ballots that came on time. In Michigan, too, he tried to stop the votes from being counted. However, his team lost both the cases as both the judges from the states, Judge James Bass and Judge Cynthia Stephens, said there was no evidence or basis of these allegations. Also read| Did Bernie Sanders predict Trump's election fraud claim? Video goes viral Meanwhile, a judge has ordered twice daily sweeps at US Postal Service (USPS) facilities specifically in Nevada and North Carolina, where the votes are still being counted. While Donald Trump is trying his best to get the judges to rule in his favour, Joe Biden has accepted his win and is urging people to "keep the faith, folks". Biden has been actively posting on his official Twitter account urging people to stay calm and trust the system. "No one is going to take our democracy away from us. Not now, not ever," he tweeted. "America has come too far, fought too many battles, and endured too much to let that happen."

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