US election campaign: "Not up to his job" - Michelle Obama attacks Trump in a video message

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

has

accused

failure in the fight against the

.

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

released on Tuesday

.

"Right now, our country is in

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

”said Obama.

She therefore called for the election of Democrat

.

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

," Obama said.

She accused Trump 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

"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

on the

?

According to previous plans,

he and presidential candidate

meet on October 15 in their second television debate.

In view of

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,

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."

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

best of circumstances.

The

US president presented himself aggressively

on

as rarely before.

Every minute he fired

and garnished them with short slogans almost exclusively written in capital letters.

These included the demand for

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

restricting

the

.

In this regard, the Republican also addressed the citizens of the

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

or say goodbye to

. "

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

Trump teased:" If you

want

, 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

the next four years

.

At least if everything goes according to plan - which of course is not currently secured.

While in the major

challenger

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

.

According to a survey by the Institute for Democracy for the national conservative

, the incumbent has 46 percent approval, Biden only 45. However, five percent of those questioned are still undecided.

The study was completed when the

already known.

Interesting: Only 62 percent said they

felt

with the

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

- 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

, in which the majority can switch from election to election,

are particularly important

.

According to the survey, Trump

could unite

important states such as

according to the current status - in the latter two he was still

slightly inferior

to

in 2016

.

Together, these three states would

bring in

.

The

also points out that the Institute for Democracy had already

predicted

- 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

tell

.

According to this,

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,

His spokeswoman

had already indicated at a press conference that Trump would

not guarantee

a

in the event of defeat.

Now

at an election campaign event in Virginia and reiterating the statement

.

He also reiterated his conviction that he

could only lose

through fraud.

"We want a very friendly handover, but we do

want to

and say, let's do a handover - while we know that there were thousands and thousands of

that made the difference through cheating," said

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

on the absentee ballot at the

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.:

fired again on Twitter the allegations of

.

In a tweet to the governor of Massachusetts, the

that the

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

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

in a garbage can.

According to the report, seven of them should

have included

a vote for

.

The remaining two ballot papers were still in the associated envelopes, which should not be

opened

until the

.

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

and his staff over the course of the week.

Here actuated

and including his press secretary (Update September 25, 13:30) cryptic statements about whether the 74-year-old in the case of

strive for a peaceful change of government.

The Trump team seems to be working at the moment to spread a narrative that

competitor

can only be elected as the next

the

in

the event of a rigged election

.

According to

the

election fraud is said to

have been instigated

by the

.

"You throw them (the ballot papers, editor's note) away when the name

, I guess," said the 74-year-old on Thursday.

The

choose on 3 November 2020

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

in the event of

seems anything but certain.

The

spokeswoman is also fueling doubts.

To a corresponding question,

initially

replied

evasively: "Why should he accept a transfer of power if he wins?"

However, this

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

." 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.

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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

that he, in the case of defeat, the result of the

would not recognize readily

, have

reacts with concern.

, foreign policy spokesman for the Greens * parliamentary group, told the

: "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,

, also sees

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,

, 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,

, admitted that Trump's announcement showed a disdain for democracy.

Nevertheless, he has confidence in the laws of the United States, Wadephul told the

.

"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,

, 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

Majority

I went one step further.

Also on

, he assured an orderly transfer of power should Trump

lose

the

.

"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

on the

?

any case,

has now not only attacked his challenger

, but also

- apparently because of her comments on the same.

He was

, said Trump on Wednesday about the wife of the British

*.

Trump ironically wished the prince “good luck”.

This will "be able to use" it.

The

had on Tuesday in the transmitter

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

.

In her comments on the election, Duchess Meghan never mentioned Trump or

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.

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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

has refused to

promise

a

in the event of his

in November.

In response to a reporter question on Wednesday in the White House, Trump simply said:

The fact that a US president refuses to guarantee a peaceful transfer of power

is voted out is an

.

Trump's presidential

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

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

.

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Will US President Donald Trump refuse to leave the White House if he loses the election?

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US election 2020: Trump with evil allusion to Biden - "drugs in the game"

Original message from September 23

: Washington - An election campaign appearance by

raises fears among observers that he might not simply accept an election defeat.

At the event on Saturday, he berated his competitor

as the

- and declared literally: "Maybe I will sign a

so that you can not have him as your president." This is reported by the US magazine

.

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

: “You gave him a

in the buttocks,”

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

interview with

:“ I think there may - or even likely - drugs involved. ”

According to the

, the

reason for Trump was

that Biden's performances in the

, 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

again

that there will ever be a

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

, a

in postal voters is expected in the

2020 US election

.

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

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

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)

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