Even before Election Day, President Donald Trump and some Republicans cast doubt on the reliability of mail-in votes, suggesting it could lead to voters' fraud without providing any sort of proof. Sticking to the same strategy, the president is now challenging the electoral process, accusing it of stealing the election from him.
The remarks are part of a lengthy written statement as Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden closed in on the 270 electoral votes required to become president-elect, putting an end to Trump's time in office. The president continues to see his path to the presidency and 270 electoral votes narrow but said he believed he would win the election and assured a legal fight to protest against the results.
Speaking to reporters, the president insisted that he would win effortlessly if the legal votes are counted, but the Democrats could try to steal the election from Republicans if the illegal votes are also taken into consideration. Trump said his administration is looking at the votes that came in late very strongly.
Fox News predicted Biden would be winning Arizona, showing the Democratic nominee with 264 electoral votes. The outlet came under fire from Trump’s campaign and its allies for projecting that Arizona's 11 electoral votes will go to Biden, while other news networks were still waiting for more evidence before announcing the winner, Reuters reported.
Trump's lead in Pennsylvania is narrowing as Democratic-centric absentee ballots are being counted last. Biden's campaign is confident that the former veep will win the Keystone State's 20 electoral votes once the vote-counting is completed. Some outside observers believe Biden could end up pulling ahead in Pennsylvania as well.
It is worth mentioning here that Biden doesn't need to win Georgia or Pennsylvania to get to 270 if he wins in Nevada and Arizona, paving his own way to the White House. On the other hand, Trump likely needs to win three of the four states apart from an unpredicted circumstance.
As part of Thursday's conflicting argument, Trump said he had already won several states, including Pennsylvania, Georgia, and Michigan, although votes are still being counted, and his lead is narrowing. Aside from that, the POTUS claimed he was on track to win Arizona, a state where Biden is leading but his lead has dwindled in the last 24 hours, according to The Hill.
Trump described urban areas such as Detroit and Philadelphia, which are leaned heavily towards Democrats, as corrupt. He went on to say that these states can't impact the result of the presidential race.