On Tuesday, a Georgia election official, Gabriel Sterling, criticized President Donald Trump, who he believes is encouraging intimidation against election officials and workers. He appealed to the president to condemn the threats, urging the state's Republican senators to step in.

During a press conference at the Georgia Capitol on Tuesday, Sterling pointed out that things have gone too far. Sterling serves as the voting systems implementation manager for the Georgia secretary of state's office.

During the emotional press conference, Sterling, a Republican, opened up about death threats and abuse he and others involved in counting the presidential vote in Georgia have experienced. He called out Republicans, as well as the president, for promoting conspiracy theories about the presidential election and creating an environment of intimidation against those trying to do their jobs, The Guardian reported.

He grew emotional as he went on to narrate an incident in which a clip of a Dominion Voting Machines contractor in Gwinnett County was doing the rounds online with allegations of vote manipulation. The man, who was accused of treason after the video surfaced, found a noose outside his house, and his family members have received death threats, Sterling added.

Sterling urged the president and other Republicans to step up and stop encouraging people to commit potential acts of violence. He warned that if the president doesn't do something soon, someone might get hurt or even get shot, noting that it is not right.

He asked Trump to be the bigger man and tell his supporters to refrain from violent activities and intimidating officials who are just doing their jobs. He described this as "un-American."

Tim Murtaugh, the communications director for the Trump campaign, told CNN that the campaign is bent on making sure that only the legal votes are counted, while all illegal votes are thrown out. He noted that no one should engage in violence and threats, adding that they condemn that fully if that has happened.

Trump has been making dubious claims of widespread voter fraud in Georgia and other key states for weeks, but Republican officials certified Joe Biden as the winner of the presidential election. Biden won Georgia with over 12,000 votes.

The Trump administration has taken action against those who have spoken against the president. Earlier this week, Joe diGenova, a Trump attorney, declared a call for violence against a former cybersecurity official, who denied Trump's baseless claims of voter fraud. diGenova later tried to call his remarks a joke.