Updated Nov 7, 2020 - Politics & Policy
Trump refuses to concede
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President Trump made it clear Saturday he won't concede to Joe Biden or accept his projected win, saying the election is "far from over."
What's next: In a statement, Trump said the campaign will begin "prosecuting our case in court" on Monday. The Trump campaign has already launched a series of baseless legal claims against 2020 voting, including lawsuits in Georgia and Michigan that were quickly dismissed. His allegations of voter fraud have been made without evidence.
What he's saying:
"We all know why Joe Biden is rushing to falsely pose as the winner, and why his media allies are trying so hard to help him: they don’t want the truth to be exposed. The simple fact is this election is far from over."— Trump statement
- "Joe Biden has not been certified as the winner of any states, let alone any of the highly contested states headed for mandatory recounts, or states where our campaign has valid and legitimate legal challenges that could determine the ultimate victor.
- "In Pennsylvania, for example, our legal observers were not permitted meaningful access to watch the counting process. Legal votes decide who is president, not the news media.
- "Beginning Monday, our campaign will start prosecuting our case in court to ensure election laws are fully upheld and the rightful winner is seated. The American People are entitled to an honest election: that means counting all legal ballots, and not counting any illegal ballots.
- "This is the only way to ensure the public has full confidence in our election. It remains shocking that the Biden campaign refuses to agree with this basic principle and wants ballots counted even if they are fraudulent, manufactured, or cast by ineligible or deceased voters.
- "Only a party engaged in wrongdoing would unlawfully keep observers out of the count room – and then fight in court to block their access.
- "So what is Biden hiding? I will not rest until the American People have the honest vote count they deserve and that Democracy demands."
- Later on Saturday, Trump took to Twitter to continue to make baseless claims of voter fraud. "I WON THE ELECTION," he tweeted. Twitter flagged the tweet, warning, "This claim about election fraud is disputed."
