How will Donald Trump react in the event of an election defeat?
This question is not only of concern to the USA.
The final spurt before the presidential election will be heralded there.
When
asked by journalists,
US President
Donald Trump *
left it open several times whether he
would accept
a defeat in the
2020 US election *
.
Trump's criticism of the
Corona *
-related
postal vote
demand is also becoming an
endurance
test
for US democracy.
He has to put up with severe criticism from the former First Lady Michelle Obama - because of his management in the pandemic.
This
news ticker
is updated regularly.
Update from October 6, 7 p.m.:
Former First Lady
Michelle Obama
has
accused
Donald Trump of
failure in the fight against the
corona pandemic
.
All Americans felt the consequences of the fact that the president did not take the pandemic seriously and still had no conclusive plan to combat it, said the wife of Trump's predecessor Barack Obama in a
video message
released on Tuesday
.
"Right now, our country is in
chaos
because of a president who is not up to his job,
" said Obama.
Other countries would have got the pandemic under control.
“You were hit by the same virus as us.
They had the same resources as us.
But what they didn't have to deal with was this
President,
”said Obama.
She therefore called for the election of Democrat
Joe Biden
.
The president is lying to the Americans and is further downplaying the threat of the pandemic, complained Obama.
"We can't trust this president
to tell
us the
truth about anything
," Obama said.
She accused Trump of
"deliberate mismanagement" of
the pandemic.
In the meantime, more than 200,000 people have died after a corona infection than in the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Vietnam and Korea combined.
“Take all of these heroically sacrificed lives and double the number.
That's about the
size of this tragedy,
"said Obama.
My heart goes out to everyone touched by this virus, from those at the White House, especially the Secret Service and residence staff whose service ought never be taken for granted, to all those names and stories most of us will unfortunately never know.
https://t.co/dtEUrcjPAy
- Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) October 6, 2020
Update from October 5, 8:27 p.m
.: What influence does
Donald Trump's corona infection have
on the
US election campaign
?
According to previous plans,
he and presidential candidate
Joe Biden will
meet on October 15 in their second television debate.
In view of
Trump's state
of health, it
was recently unclear whether the debate could take place in the planned form with the presence of both candidates in one room.
Meanwhile,
Biden
wants to rely on the assessment of experts.
"If the scientists say that it is safe that the distances are safe, then everything is fine, I think," said the Democrat on Monday.
"I'll do what the experts think is appropriate."
Biden
did not want to answer the question of whether he would consider Plexiglas partitions appropriate and merely emphasized: "I think we should be careful."
US election campaign: Corona sick Trump fires tweets every minute - it's about guns and taxes
Update from October 5, 1:50 p.m.:
Donald Trump seems
to have survived
his
Covid 19 disease in the
best of circumstances.
The
US president presented himself aggressively
on
as rarely before.
Every minute he fired
requests to vote
and garnished them with short slogans almost exclusively written in capital letters.
These included the demand for
“Law & Order” -
but also the slogans “Fight the corrupt fake news media”, “Strongest military of all time”, “Biggest tax cut ever and the next one will follow” or “Peace through strength”.
He also wrote: "Defend the 2nd Amendment" - this prohibits the government
from
restricting
the
possession and carrying of weapons
.
In this regard, the Republican also addressed the citizens of the
state of Virginia
directly
.
To this he wrote: “Your governor wants to delete the 2nd Amendment.
I stopped him.
I'm the only one between you and the 2nd Amendment.
It was worked hard in Virginia for that.
It remains.
Prefer to vote for
your favorite president
or say goodbye to
low taxes and gun rights
. "
Virginia Voters!
Your Governor wants to obliterate your Second Amendment.
I have stopped him.
I am the only thing between you and your Second Amendment.
Working hard in Virginia.
It's IN PLAY.
Better Vote for your favorite President, or wave goodbye to low taxes and gun rights!
- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 5, 2020
Shortly before, the US president had predicted that the stock market would break through its all-time high: “Next year will be the best of all time.
Chooses!
Chooses!
Vote! "And in the direction of his challenger
Joe Biden,
Trump teased:" If you
want
massive tax increases
, the largest in our country's history (and which will bring our economy to a standstill and cost jobs), then vote for the Democrats.
IF YOU WANT A MASSIVE TAX INCREASE, THE BIGGEST IN THE HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY (AND ONE THAT WILL SHUT OUR ECONOMY AND JOBS DOWN), VOTE DEMOCRAT !!!
- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 5, 2020
Survey on the US election makes you sit up and take notice - researchers were right about Brexit and Trump's victory in 2016
Update from October 5, 10:25 a.m.:
In a month we will know who will
rule the United States for
the next four years
.
At least if everything goes according to plan - which of course is not currently secured.
While in the major
US polls,
challenger
Joe Biden
has been more, sometimes less clearly in the lead for more than a year - currently at around 8.1 percentage points - a study commissioned from Great Britain is now making people sit up and take notice: This surprisingly sees
Donald Trump in the pole position
.
According to a survey by the Institute for Democracy for the national conservative
Sunday Express
, the incumbent has 46 percent approval, Biden only 45. However, five percent of those questioned are still undecided.
The study was completed when the
corona infection of Trump and his wife Melania was
already known.
Interesting: Only 62 percent said they
felt
with the
US President
during
this difficult time
, while 38 percent saw the illness as "karma" in view of the Republican's corona policy.
If you differentiate the different groups of voters according to their origin, Trump is only
ahead of Biden
among
white Americans
- with 52 to 45 percent.
On the other hand, the Democrat has a clear lead among dark-skinned citizens (78 to 18 percent), and a little narrower among Hispanics (50 to 40 percent).
The so-called
swing states
, in which the majority can switch from election to election,
are particularly important
.
According to the survey, Trump
could unite
important states such as
Florida, Minnesota and New Hampshire
according to the current status - in the latter two he was still
slightly inferior
to
Hillary Clinton
in 2016
.
Together, these three states would
bring in
43 electors
.
The
Sunday Express
also points out that the Institute for Democracy had already
predicted
Brexit and Trump's 2016 election victory
- both of which seemed rather unrealistic before the respective vote.
The researchers would question “likely voters” and also take into account so-called “shy votes” - this is understood to mean statements made by people who
do not
tell
the truth in surveys
.
According to this,
77 percent of Trump supporters
would not admit their preference in front of family and friends.
Peaceful transfer of power?
Donald Trump's spokeswoman causes a stir with a statement
Update from September 26,
9:03 a.m.:
His spokeswoman
Kalyeigh McEnany
had already indicated at a press conference that Trump would
not guarantee
a
peaceful takeover
in the event of defeat.
Now
US President Donald Trump is stepping up
at an election campaign event in Virginia and reiterating the statement
despite criticism from his own party
.
He also reiterated his conviction that he
could only lose
the November election
through fraud.
"We want a very friendly handover, but we do
n't
want to
be scammed and be stupid
and say, let's do a handover - while we know that there were thousands and thousands of
ballots
that made the difference through cheating," said
Trump
am Friday in Virginia.
“We won't lose unless they cheat.
That's how I see it, ”he also added.
During the headwind to his
allegations of electoral fraud
on the absentee ballot at the
Republican
weak fails, there were clear voices that criticized his statements on the takeover.
Donald Trump: The US President is fueling the allegations of election manipulation again
Update from September 25th, 4:00 p.m.:
US President Donald Trump
fired again on Twitter the allegations of
election manipulation he had made
.
In a tweet to the governor of Massachusetts, the
US president wrote
that the
postal voting
fraud
would happen everywhere.
Attempts to present the postal vote as safe and to defend it are wrong and harmful.
As an example, he cites an incident in
Pennsylvania
that became public on Thursday.
RINO Governor Charlie Baker of Massachusetts is unsuccessfully trying to defend Mail In Ballots, when there is fraud being found all over the place.
Just look at some of the recent races, or the Trump Ballots in Pennsylvania that were thrown into the garbage.
Wrong Charlie!
- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 25, 2020
US presidential election: Trump continues to warn against manipulation - "must make sure the election is honest"
According to the Justice Department, nine discarded
ballot papers were found
in a garbage can.
According to the report, seven of them should
have included
a vote for
Trump
.
The remaining two ballot papers were still in the associated envelopes, which should not be
opened
until the
evening of the election
.
Donald Trump
had already
announced
on Thursday
: “We have to make sure that the election is honest.
But I don't know if it can be. "
All of this contributes to the statements made by the
President
and his staff over the course of the week.
Here actuated
Trump
and including his press secretary (Update September 25, 13:30) cryptic statements about whether the 74-year-old in the case of
election defeat
strive for a peaceful change of government.
The Trump team seems to be working at the moment to spread a narrative that
Trump's
competitor
Joe Biden
can only be elected as the next
president of
the
United States
in
the event of a rigged election
.
According to
Trump,
the
election fraud is said to
have been instigated
by the
Democrats
.
"You throw them (the ballot papers, editor's note) away when the name
Trump is on it
, I guess," said the 74-year-old on Thursday.
The
US citizens
choose on 3 November 2020
President
for the next four years.
Meanwhile, the New York Times published a report that could influence the election.
Trump is said to have not paid taxes for years.
Trump's press officer causes a stir with statements - no peaceful takeover?
Update from September 25, 1:30 p.m.:
A peaceful handover by
Donald Trump
in the event of
Joe Biden being defeated
seems anything but certain.
The
US President's press
spokeswoman is also fueling doubts.
To a corresponding question,
Kalyeigh McEnany
initially
replied
evasively: "Why should he accept a transfer of power if he wins?"
However, this
evasive maneuver was not
enough for the journalists at the question and answer session, which is why a reporter followed up.
McEnany's answer: "The president will
accept
the
result of a free and fair election
." What exactly she was referring to, the spokeswoman did not explain.
However, the impression arises that the former “CNN” reporter also wants to cast doubt on the legality of postal votes.
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Asks for a clear announcement regarding a possible transfer of power: Donald Trump's press spokeswoman Kalyeigh McEnany never wants to lie to journalists.
© Patrick Semansky / dpa
Trump's statement about possible events in the event of election bankruptcy appalled - "Fears the worst"
Update of 25 September, 6:35
: On hints of
US President Donald Trump
that he, in the case of defeat, the result of the
2020 US election
would not recognize readily
(see original message)
, have
German foreign policy
reacts with concern.
Omid Nouripour
, foreign policy spokesman for the Greens * parliamentary group, told the
editorial network Germany (RND)
: "Once again, President Trump's statements are
fueling
the division in the country and
causing
the worst to be feared for the days after the election." USA but the courts should there be complaints about the election result.
The chairwoman of the left-wing parliamentary group * in the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Bundestag,
Sevim Dagdelen
, also sees
Berlin's
duty
in an emergency
: "Anyone who, like the federal government in other countries around the world, is pushing for democracy and the rule of law, cannot make an exception in the USA." Deputy chairman of the SPD * parliamentary group,
Gabriela Heinrich
, Trump has to stop "laying the ax to the roots of the American success story, which is linked to freedom and democracy".
The deputy chairman of the CDU * / CSU * parliamentary group,
Johann Wadephul
, admitted that Trump's announcement showed a disdain for democracy.
Nevertheless, he has confidence in the laws of the United States, Wadephul told the
RND
.
"I have no doubt that the United States' constitutional structure works with its system of checks and balances."
Peaceful transfer of power in the event of bankruptcy?
Trump expresses himself tellingly - and has nasty message for Prince Harry
Update from September 24, 10:17 p.m
.: After Trump's ambiguous statement about the transfer of power after the 2020 presidential election, not only Democrats, but Republicans as well, feel compelled to make clear counter-statements.
The Democratic leader of the House of Representatives,
Nancy Pelosi
, compared Trump to authoritarian rulers in other countries: "Mr. President, you are not in North Korea, Turkey or Russia," said Pelosi.
“You are in the USA.
It's a democracy. "
Mitt Romney, a harsh critic of Trump within the Republican Party, made a clear tweet: “Fundamental to democracy is a peaceful transfer of power.
Without them we have Belarus. "
Fundamental to democracy is the peaceful transition of power;
without that, there is Belarus.
Any suggestion that a president might not respect this constitutional guarantee is both unthinkable and unacceptable.
- Mitt Romney (@MittRomney) September 24, 2020
Senate
Republican
Majority
Leader Mitch McConnel
I went one step further.
Also on
, he assured an orderly transfer of power should Trump
lose
the
presidential election
.
"The winner of the November 3rd election will take office on January 20th," he wrote:
The winner of the November 3rd election will be inaugurated on January 20th.
There will be an orderly transition just as there has been every four years since 1792.
- Leader McConnell (@senatemajldr) September 24, 2020
US election 2020: Meghan Markle is attacked by Donald Trump
Update from September 24, 12.23 p.m.: Are
the current
polls
on the
2020 US election unsettling
?
In
any case,
US President Donald Trump
has now not only attacked his challenger
Joe Biden
(see original message)
, but also
Duchess Meghan *
- apparently because of her comments on the same.
He was
"not a fan"
, said Trump on Wednesday about the wife of the British
Prince Harry
*.
Trump ironically wished the prince “good luck”.
This will "be able to use" it.
The
US citizen Meghan Markle
had on Tuesday in the transmitter
ABC
said: "Every four years, we are told, 'This is the most important election of our lives'.
But this is it. ”A few weeks earlier, the former actress had caused a sensation with comments on the US election.
At the time she said that the country absolutely needed
“change”
.
In her comments on the election, Duchess Meghan never mentioned Trump or
Joe Biden
by name - but the comments were generally understood as distancing themselves from the president.
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US President Donald Trump is "not a fan" of Duchess Meghan - most likely because of her comments on the 2020 US election.
© Michele Spatari / AFP
US election 2020: Trump rejects promise of peaceful change of power in case of election defeat
Update from September 24, 7:05 a.m
.: US President
Donald Trump
has refused to
promise
a
peaceful transfer of power
in the event of his
election defeat
in November.
In response to a reporter question on Wednesday in the White House, Trump simply said:
"Well, we'll see what happens."
The fact that a US president refuses to guarantee a peaceful transfer of power
if he
is voted out is an
unprecedented process
.
Trump's presidential
rival Joe Biden
reacted in disbelief.
"What kind of country are we in?" He asked.
"I don't know what to say." The opposition Democrat candidate and former Vice President has been consistently ahead of Trump in the polls for months.
The President repeatedly sows doubts about the reliability of the election process.
His criticism relates to the postal vote, which he portrays as extremely susceptible to manipulation.
However, experts strongly disagree with this assessment.
Trump accuses the Democrats of
planning
"electoral fraud"
by promoting postal votes in the states they govern
.
The president's criticism of the postal vote is fueling concerns among his opponents that if Biden wins on November 3, he will not be able to recognize the election result
(see original report)
.
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Will US President Donald Trump refuse to leave the White House if he loses the election?
© Almond Ngan / AFP
US election 2020: Trump with evil allusion to Biden - "drugs in the game"
Original message from September 23
: Washington - An election campaign appearance by
US President Donald Trump
raises fears among observers that he might not simply accept an election defeat.
At the event on Saturday, he berated his competitor
Joe Biden
as the
"stupidest of all candidates"
- and declared literally: "Maybe I will sign a
decree
so that you can not have him as your president." This is reported by the US magazine
Forbes
.
US election 2020: Trump disses Biden with "You gave him a huge shot in the buttocks"
Repeatedly, Trump also indirectly suggested that Biden
could take
drugs
: “You gave him a
huge shot
in the buttocks,”
Forbes
quotes him
from the campaign event: “And for two hours he is better off than before.
The only question is, what happens afterwards? ”Earlier this month, Trump had
said
in a
Fox
interview with
Jeanine Pirro
:“ I think there may - or even likely - drugs involved. ”
According to the
Guardian
, the
reason for Trump was
that Biden's performances in the
pre-election debates
, which
initially seemed rather dull
- before his challenger rose.
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Doesn't want to give drugs a chance - at least with challenger Joe Biden: US President Donald Trump
© Almond Ngan / AFP
US election 2020: Trump again questions postal voting because of Corona - stress test of US democracy
Recently, Trump also
expressed doubts
again
that there will ever be a
valid
election result.
"Because of the new and unprecedented amount of unsolicited ballot papers being sent to 'voters' or wherever this year, the November 3rd election result could never be exactly what some want," he tweeted.
Because of the new and unprecedented massive amount of unsolicited ballots which will be sent to “voters”, or wherever, this year, the Nov 3rd Election result may NEVER BE ACCURATELY DETERMINED, which is what some want.
Another election disaster yesterday.
Stop Ballot Madness!
https://t.co/3SMAk9TC1a
- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 17, 2020
Due to the ongoing
corona pandemic *
, a
massive increase
in postal voters is expected in the
2020 US election
.
Postal voting
is generally considered to be very secure and established - in the 2016 US election, for example, almost every fourth voter voted by post.
Trump repeatedly criticizes postal votes as
prone to fraud
without giving reasons
.
Because of his repeated attacks, Trump has been accused of sowing doubts about the legitimacy of the election, which could lead to an unprecedented
test
of US democracy.
Nationwide polls put Biden ahead of Trump.
Because of the complicated electoral system, the surveys have only limited informative value.
(frs with material from dpa)
* Merkur.de is part of the Ippen-Digital editorial network.
List of rubric lists: © MARIO TAMA / afp