At around 21:00 Beijing time on the 16th, the current US President Trump once again tweeted that "I won the election."
Prior to this (close to 0 o'clock on the 16th Eastern Time), Trump also tweeted that "I won the election." However, his tweet was later labeled by Twitter officials as "different from the official source's judgment on this election."
Trump pays 7.9 million upfront to recalculate Wisconsin votes
Trump’s camp once threatened to consider and demand key votes in Wisconsin. The local election commission estimated that the cost of key votes reached 7.9 million US dollars, far more than the 2016 election. The expenditure of 2 million is high, mainly because of the new crown epidemic. The counting center must reserve more space for the public to observe and count votes to ensure that personnel observe social distancing; and there are a large number of voters in this election who voted by mail. The authorities Also rent a high-speed scanner to process votes.
Wisconsin has 10 electoral votes. According to the unofficial results, it is presumed that the gap between the votes of President-elect Biden and Trump is close, and Trump is eligible to propose a recount.
However, the difference between Biden and Trump's votes should exceed 0.25%. According to local laws, Trump has to advance related expenses if he wants to recount votes. The Election Committee stated that it must propose a recount and advance the expenses in the afternoon of the 18th at the latest. So far no presidential candidate has submitted relevant applications.
The key work of Georgia continues. On the 16th, election officials said that after a recount, Fulton County, the most populous county, found more than 2,600 votes that had not been counted before.
It is reported that the "missing" of these ballots was due to human negligence and did not systematically interfere with the election. The other two small counties, Bacon County and Earlier County, have completed recounts and no election fraud has been found. The Trump camp and Trump supporters filed lawsuits in multiple states to increase Trump’s chances of winning. One of the civil groups questioning Biden’s victory, on the 16th, withdrew in Georgia, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania 4 Lawsuit filed by the state.
, who represented the Trump camp in litigation and challenged the Pennsylvania election results, filed with the court on the same day that they will no longer handle the relevant lawsuits and will be replaced by other lawyers. The Trump camp withdrew the lawsuit against a small Wisconsin TV station. The facts of the case refer to the advertisements broadcast by this TV station that pieced together Trump's remarks on multiple occasions out of context.
Biden team: Biden will listen to the national security briefing for the first time on Tuesday.
According to the Russian Satellite News Agency, the Biden team said that Biden himself will listen to the national security briefing for the first time on Tuesday (17th) local time.
Screenshot of the Russian Satellite News Agency report
reported that the Biden team disclosed the news in a statement, the statement said, "On November 17, President-elect Biden will receive a briefing on national security in Delaware. . Vice President-elect Harris will also participate.” According to the Russian Satellite News Agency, it is unclear who will organize the briefing and whether members of the Trump administration will participate.
National Security Advisor: If Biden wins the election, it will ensure a "professional" transition.
The US presumptive president-elect Biden stated on the 16th that if President Trump continues to obstruct the transition of power, it will affect the anti-epidemic work, including the distribution of vaccines, which may lead to More people died. National Security Adviser O'Brien said that if Biden wins the election, it will ensure a professional transition of power.
O'Brien also cited the 2000 election as an example, referring to the dispute between Gore and Bush Jr. that the transition of power did not begin until mid-December, but it could still be completed smoothly.
Source: Phoenix Satellite TV Information Channel, World Wide Web
Editor: Lin Zi
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