Although by a narrow margin, Joe Biden is leading Donald Trump in Pennsylvania, hours after pulling ahead of the president in Georgia, suggesting that the Democrats are on the verge of winning the White House. However, the president vowed to keep fighting and assured he would use all aspects of the law.
Trump released a statement on Friday, noting that his administration believes Americans should be provided full details about the election certification and vote counting, noting that this is no longer about any specific election. The POTUS said this is about the fairness of the American election process, The Week reported.
The president went to say that his administration has been insisting on all legal ballots being counted while ignoring all illegal ballots, adding that the Democrats have criticized them for demanding this basic principle. Trump said his administration would continue pursuing this process through the various aspects of the law to ensure the people of the United States have faith in their government.
Trump said he would continue fighting for the American people and for the nation. This statement comes at a time when the races in some key states, including Nevada, Georgia, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania, have yet to be called. This week, the president's campaign filed lawsuits in several states, demanding access to poll-watching. A federal lawsuit in Nevada urges officials to halt counting illegal ballots, baselessly insisting that a considerable number of ballots were sent to the deceased and non-residents, Fox News reported.
In Pennsylvania, an appellate court judge paved the way for the Trump campaign to closely observe how the Philadelphia County Board of Elections canvasses the ballots. Initially, poll watchers were asked to stay about 25 feet away from tables where people were scanning mail and absentee ballots inside the Pennsylvania Convention Center, but Judge Christine Fizzano Cannon of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ordered to allow candidate representatives, watchers, and all candidates to be present for the canvassing process, and observe the entire process from 6 feet away, keeping in line with COVID-19 protocols.
The aforesaid order was slated to immediately go into effect or no later than 10:30 a.m. EST on Nov. 5. The Pennsylvania Democratic Party and the city of Philadelphia appealed the ruling to the state's Supreme Court, which will be decided whether or not to grant the appeal. Trump expressed frustration over the appeal, stating all that his administration is requesting is to allow their people to watch the tabulation process.