While Donald Trump is certain long before the official final result of the election victory, Joe Biden held back for a long time.
Now he too is shooting against his competitor.
There is still uncertainty about the outcome of the 2020 US election.
While Donald Trump is already claiming victory, Joe Biden has been holding back so far.
But now Trump's challenger duped the US president
(update from November 4, 11:40 p.m.)
.
Update from November 5, 2:09 p.m
.: US President
Donald Trump
can be
sure of
the support of his second oldest son,
Eric Trump
,
during his latest
maneuver
.
In hotly contested
Pennsylvania
(20 voters) he called on Wednesday in front of media representatives in
Philadelphia
, the largest city in the state: "We will file a complaint in Pennsylvania."
His reason: Republican election workers allegedly had insufficient access to the counting of the
postal votes
.
This is reported by a correspondent for the
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ)
who is on site.
“This is
rampant corruption
.
That can't happen, it's
not fair
.
This is not a
democracy
”, the article quotes him (behind the payment barrier).
Trump and the Republicans
filed lawsuits
in Pennsylvania and
Michigan
that day
.
Among other things, they called for the further counting of votes
to be suspended
.
In
Wisconsin
, they insisted on a
recount
.
2020 US election live: CNN correspondent in live talk on Trump's mood
Update from November 5, 11:10 a.m
.: Although she keeps to herself who should be her source, she presents her information quite confidently:
CNN
policy correspondent
Dana Bash
now reported in the broadcaster's live talk that it was
US President Donald Trump is
"not
going
well" in
view of the intermediate election result
.
Despite the public "showing off", Trump and his team would "wring their hands behind the scenes".
A person who was
“familiar with his thinking”
told her that he was “tired” and was beginning to understand that his lead was fading, according to Bash.
Trump's mood is deteriorating.
But this could change suddenly if it suddenly led to the count.
Biden humiliates Trump with announcement - US President rages on the phone
Update from November 5, 4.10 a.m.:
Donald Trump is
apparently already feeling massive pressure in
view of the current
interim results from the states
.
The
US president
instructed his team on Tuesday to initiate lawsuits, reports
CNN
- the current efforts are more an attempt to buy time.
Trump, meanwhile, spent Wednesday making
"angry" phone calls with Republican governors
, it said.
Specifically, the heads of government of the states of Arizona, Georgia and Florida are named - in all three states the results are narrow.
It is now clear when there will be
new numbers for the race between Trump and Biden
:
Reliable data should be reported
from
Georgia
between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. Central European time.
In
Nevada there
will be no new results until Thursday evening German time.
(The latest results for the key states of Arizona, Georgia, Pennsylvania and Nevada)
+
Joe Biden appeared in front of the press on Wednesday - and was confident of victory.
© Jim Watson / AFP
US election 2020: Trump against Biden in the live ticker - Democrat humiliates President with announcement
Update from November 5th, 3.18 a.m.: It
now seems clear that
Donald Trump will
no longer appear in front of the cameras on Wednesday (local time).
Unlike
Joe Biden
, the US president did not do that in the evening - and according to
CNN
information that will not change either.
At the same time, the broadcaster
claims to have learned
from the
White House
that Trump was “down” in view of the current interim results.
Meanwhile,
Biden
has announced
further plans for a presidency on Twitter: On the first day of his aegis, he wanted
to reverse
the United States' withdrawal from the
Paris climate protection agreement
, he said.
The withdrawal decided by Trump only took effect today.
Today, the Trump Administration officially left the Paris Climate Agreement.
And in exactly 77 days, a Biden Administration will rejoin it.
https://t.co/L8UJimS6v2
- Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) November 5, 2020
US election: Trump confidante chats - President apparently does not believe in his own strategy
Update from November 5, 2.35 a.m.:
Doesn't
Donald Trump
himself
believe
in the possible success of his
lawsuits against counts
in several states?
The broadcaster CNN claims to have learned from the environment of the US President that Trump gave a "less than enthusiastic" assessment of the strategy of his lawyers.
Nevertheless, Trump continues to believe in election victories in the important states of
Pennsylvania, Georgia and Arizona
, said the report on the TV channel's website.
2020 US election: Trump continues to sow doubts about the result - new lawsuit in Georgia
Update from November 5, 2:00 a.m.:
Donald Trump continues to try
to see
doubts about the legitimacy of the election result
- and lets confidants proclaim his election victory.
Son
Eric Trump
,
spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany
and legal counsel
Rudy Giuliani
announced in the evening that Trump had won the embattled
state of Pennsylvania
.
In fact, counting continues there.
In the course of the last few hours, the deficit of the Democrat Joe Biden has melted noticeably, the outcome is still unclear.
In
Michigan,
as in Pennsylvania, Trump wants to
legally enforce a count
stop.
In Detroit, Michigan, against this backdrop, there was a riot outside a counting point in a large conference center on Wednesday.
Trump shared a report from the far-right
Breitbart
on the incident on
.
According to a
CNN
report, the Trump camp has now also
filed a lawsuit in the state of Georgia
.
A witness observed how late ballot papers were placed on a pile with votes cast in time.
In Georgia, too, the outcome of the election is still unclear.
Trump's strategy, however, brings him criticism from loyal supporters - even representatives of his house broadcaster Fox News are now dropping the US president.
Biden duped Trump in a live speech: US President counters with scandal allegations - and proclaims another "victory"
Update from November 4, 11:40 p.m.:
Joe Biden
has just
indirectly declared
himself
the winner
, without making any official claims to the election victory (see previous update) -
Donald Trump
countered
.
The US president said in a tweet that his team was not claiming
victory in Pennsylvania, Georgia and North Carolina
- but now also in
Michigan
.
However, Trump inserts a “if”: His statement with a view to Michigan applies if there is actually “a large number of secretly disposed of ballot boxes”, as “widely reported”.
We have claimed, for Electoral Vote purposes, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (which won't allow legal observers) the State of Georgia, and the State of North Carolina, each one of which has a BIG Trump lead.
Additionally, we hereby claim the State of Michigan if, in fact, .....
- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 4, 2020
Twitter
again issued a
warning to
Trump's posting
.
In fact, a winner is only declared in one of the states mentioned - in Michigan, several US broadcasters see Joe Biden as the winner.
In Georgia and North Carolina, the count is still ongoing and Trump is in the lead.
A largely open race is running in Pennsylvania.
The accusation of discarded ballot papers has so far come without any evidence.
US election 2020 in the live ticker: Biden assumes victory
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Joe Biden speaks to his supporters alongside his wife Jill.
© Andrew Harnik / AP / dpa
Update from November 4th, 10/22:
Now the time has come,
Joe Biden
finally appears in front of the press.
Donald Trump's challenger surprises with his message right at the beginning of the press conference.
Joe Biden expects his election victory.
He emphasized that he did not want to officially claim the victory for himself.
But his team thinks he won the vote.
correction
Due to a translation error, we initially reported at this point that Joe Biden had officially declared himself the election winner. The editors apologize.
He received more votes in the
United States
than any
US president
before.
"Then we will leave the mud fight behind us," Biden predicts for the time after the US election.
“Nobody will take our democracy away from us,” he emphasizes.
Biden said he campaigned as a Democrat.
"But I will rule as American president," he added.
Biden speaks to the press for just under five minutes, then the appearance of Donald Trump's challenger is over again.
Update from November 4th, 9:50 p.m.:
His appearance could make the
US election
even more explosive, but so far challenger Joe Biden is still a long time coming.
Meanwhile, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in
Europe
(OSCE)
election observer mission sharply criticized the allegations of
election fraud made
by
US President Donald Trump
.
"Unfounded allegations of systematic deficits, especially by the incumbent president," undermined the "public confidence in democratic institutions," the observer mission said in
Washington
on Wednesday
.
Many would see such statements "increase the potential for politically motivated violence after the election".
US election 2020: what will Joe Biden announce now?
Update from November 4, 9:23 p.m.: The
media and viewers have been waiting for Joe Biden's TV appearance for more than two hours.
But why does the press conference
of Donald Trump's challenger
seem
to be delayed further?
After the incumbent US president has threatened and already filed the first lawsuits, Joe Biden's campaign team could
discuss the tactical approach
before the
TV appearance
.
Update from November 4th, 9:18 pm:
What exactly does Joe Biden want to
talk about
at the
press conference
?
Shortly before, his election campaign team only announced that it would now collect money on the Internet for the expected legal battle over the outcome of the presidential election.
Update from November 4th, 9.10 p.m.:
Only a few more minutes, then Joe Biden actually appears in front of the cameras.
What exactly the challenger of Donald Trump wants to announce is not yet known.
2020 US election: Trump shocked with fraud allegations - Biden hangs him and speaks live NOW
First report from November 4, 8:00 p.m .:
Washington - The
US presidential election *
threatens to end in a scandal.
While
incumbent Donald Trump *
announced
on
Wednesday
that he wanted the country's Supreme Court to stop another count of votes,
Joe Biden was
confident.
The
challenger
wants to fight for victory until the last votes are counted.
US election 2020: Donald Trump shocked with fraud allegations - Joe Biden is now in front of the press
"We will not rest until all votes are counted," wrote Biden on
Wednesday morning
(local time) on the
online service Twitter
.
While Biden had largely withdrawn from the public on this election day, Trump appeared in public after just a few hours.
His appearance, described by
Biden's campaign team
as "scandalous" and "unprecedented", should go down in history by now.
On Wednesday noon (local time)
challenger Joe Biden
announced
a statement himself.
However, it is not yet known exactly when Biden will appear before the press.
The US police had
expected
riots
in this presidential election - and in fact the mood is
“significantly rougher”
than in the election four years ago.
List of rubric lists: © Alex Brandon / AP / dpa