Trump leaves crucial question unanswered before the election - Melania violates regulation: "Slap in the face"

What is US President Donald Trump doing on election night?

According to the New York Times, he changed his plans at short notice.

There are worrying assumptions from those around him.

• The forecasts for the

  2020

  US election

  *

  do not look good for

  Donald Trump

  *

  - but it could be tight.

• Many are looking at what the current

  US President

  * will

  be doing on the evening of the election: What will he

  tweet

  , who will be spending the evening with?

  Will there even be a scandal?

• Here you will find our ticker on what Donald Trump is doing on election night and how he will react to the result of the 2020 US election.

Update from November 3, 11:40 p.m.:

The coronavirus infection of

and

two months ago, but the measures to contain the

still do not seem to be a priority for the first lady.

While

had cast his vote in advance, his wife Melania Trump voted on Tuesday in Palm Beach, Florida.

But while the

probably only wanted to secure a vote for her husband, the 50-year-old made a memorable appearance with her visit to the polling station.

As journalists on the spot reported, the first lady was the only person who had entered the polling station without a mouth and nose covering.

It is not known whether Melania Trump herself put on a face mask when voting.

Shortly after the TV pictures were broadcast, the first lady's appearance on social networks caused heated discussions, as reported by tz.de *.

"Another slap in the face for all older people who have not hugged their grandchildren since February," said one user who was indignant about the behavior of the President's wife.

Donald Trump leaves a crucial question unanswered before the election - Melania violates regulation in polling station

Update from November 3, 10:30 p.m.:

It is probably the most important election of the year, who will be the next US President?

While Joe Biden has been ahead in polls so far, the chances for

anything but bad.

And the incumbent

himself is convinced of his victory.

On Fox News, Trump was confident that he would do even better than he did four years ago against

Experts even suspect that Donald Trump could declare his own victory before all the votes are counted.

“I think we will win.

But only if there is a victory.

There are no reasons to play games, "said Trump on election day.

However, Trump once again left it open whether the incumbent US president would accept the result.

In addition, he repeatedly stressed the risk of electoral fraud through

without any evidence

.

US election 2020: Donald Trump is optimistic about the election

Update from November 3, 7:12 p.m.:

US President

visited the offices of the

in Virginia in

the morning

.

The president was optimistic.

"The next four years will be outstanding," Trump said in a husky voice.

He immediately had an explanation for this, too, "the many events", six on yesterday alone, were the reason for this.

"We'll have a great night," said the US President.

But you can never be sure about elections.

Donald Trump's wife Melania cast a vote in the 2020 US election

Update from November 3, 6:24 p.m.:

The wife of US President Donald Trump,

, cast her vote.

The first lady walked into a polling station in

,

waving, on Tuesday

.

Accompanying journalists reported that the 50-year-old was the only person who, despite the corona pandemic, did not wear mouth and nose protection - although this is required in polling stations.

Melania is not with

in Washington

for the time being

.

It is not clear when she will get there.

The First Lady, like the US President, had Covid-19.

This in no way guarantees immunity.

Meanwhile,

reports

that the

election party was

reduced

from 400 participants to

.

According to the TV broadcaster,

should also be

distributed there.

President Donald Trump cast his vote early in Florida at the end of October.

The couple's official residence is Trump's luxury hotel Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach.

Donald Trump on the US election 2020: "I think we will win"

Update from November 3, 2:59 p.m.:

has been ambiguous about the fact that he

could announce his victory

in the

before all votes are

.

“I think we will win.

But only if there is a victory.

There are no reasons to play games, "he said on Tuesday morning on the TV show" Fox and Friends ".

The

was connected by phone.

Trump again claimed on the show that the sharp increase in postal votes could lead to election fraud.

US election 2020: Donald Trump disturbs with bizarre dance video

Update from November 3, 12:17 p.m.:

The morning before the opening of the first polling stations, the current US President Trump campaigned for the votes of US citizens with a bizarre video.

In the video, which is more than two minutes long, Trump can be seen dancing at various election campaign events.

The video posted on Twitter is accompanied by the song “YMCA” by the band “Village People” cast for a gay target group.

In the title, the president calls for voting: “VOTE!

VOTE!

VOTE! "

VOTE!

VOTE!

VOTE! Pic.twitter.com/85ySh1KYkh

- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 3, 2020

Update from November 3, 12:17 p.m.:

Just like his competitor,

is waiting

for the outcome of the US election.

In the first

East coast states already have the polling stations open.

There are already the first decisions of the election: The Democrat 

 has won the vote in the village of 

 where traditionally first votes are taken, with 5 to 0 votes.

The first small damper for Trump.

However, this is not enough for an extrapolation or a concrete interim result.

Who is really ahead of the candidates remains to be seen.

Despite corona rules and bad history - Trump is probably planning a big election party in the White House

Update from November 1, 7:25 p.m.:

Election evening in the White House instead of in a noble hotel - that much had already

become known

at the end of the week about

for the

(see first report).

But now there is more information.

And in view of the violently raging corona pandemic in the USA, they are quite tough.

According to a report in the

, employees of the incumbent US president

plan to invite

around

.

So it is probably not a quiet evening.

Due to the

, which set a limit of 50 people for events in rooms, the event is now

supposed to

take place in the east wing of the White House.

The newspaper cited anonymous sources on Sunday.

There had already been a

September 26th

.

In the days that followed, numerous people, including Trump and his wife Melania, tested positive for the coronavirus.

The nomination event for Amy Coney Barrett *, a lawyer sworn in as a judge at the Supreme Court, had taken place in the open air.

The

should now harbor a greater risk of contagion because it takes place indoors.

You can also find a large overview of all the events of November 3rd in the live ticker for the 2020 US election, with which we will keep you up to date throughout election night.

We will also show you the results of the 2020 congress election in detail.

Elsewhere, you'll also learn how Joe Biden behaved on election night.

US election 2020: surprising, short-term change - what is Donald Trump actually doing on election night?

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Melania Trump: For the first time in the current election campaign, she is promoting her husband Donald

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First report: Washington (USA)

-

will definitely not do

one thing

on the day of the 2020 US election: vote.

The incumbent

has already cast his vote.

And then immediately announced: "I voted for a guy named Trump."

It should be exciting to see what

will do on the evening of the election, as he is very emotional and extremely spontaneous.

The New York Times quotes people who are supposed to be close to Trump but want to remain anonymous with extreme fears: Some assume that he may simply refuse to accept defeat.

And even worse: that there is no one in his environment who can stand up to him.

US election 2020: Trump's last election night ended with a party

In the

,

had

left it open in advance whether he would recognize the result.

Even then, he was accused that the election could be manipulated by incorrectly counting the votes.

And his

ran accordingly

: he was repeatedly active on

when irregularities became known - and heated up his followers.

The

in 2016 took place at the

instead.

According to observers, the invited guests should not have been invited by the host, but had to pay for their drinks themselves.

As is well known, during the course of the night the party became - surprisingly for everyone - the winner's party for the new

*.

US election 2020: Trump changes his plans for election night 2020 at short notice

According to the New York Times, Trump changed his plans for

at short notice.

Contrary to what was originally planned, he no longer wants to celebrate in one of his hotels with supporters, but rather to stay in the

.

The

did not comment on why the plans had changed.

Donald Trump

in private:

Does

actually plan not to acknowledge his defeat - should it occur?

Not only people from his environment, but also international

do not want to rule out this scenario.

But

there is another possibility

for the

itself: Because the

can take a long time, no result could be determined on November 3rd.

rejects this scenario

:

This decision is CRAZY and so bad for our country.

Can you imagine what will happen during that nine day period.

The Election should END on November 3rd.

https://t.co/Hkftv9Jp56

- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 30, 2020

In any case, the first reactions from German politicians to the election are expected during the night.

We also compile international reactions to the US election for you.

We can look forward to seeing who will be the next US president.

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