Concern about riots: Trump son rushes after Biden's election victory on Twitter - "... not a city burned down"

So far, things have remained peaceful on America's streets following the announcement of Joe Biden's election victory.

A tweet from President's son Donald Trump Jr. could tarnish that peace.

Munich - They are pictures with

.

When, after days of waiting and uncertainty, it was finally clear on Saturday that

the 2020 US election against

, thousands of people streamed onto the streets of America.

They gathered, danced and sang in front of the

in Chicago and St. John's Church in Washington, where Trump caused a scandal just a few months ago. 

The images of the American cheering grapes went around the world and were intended to signal: A

dawning

. 

2020 US election: concern about rioting - escalations in recent months as a warning example

Due to the heated mood in the country and the

, the

had

repeatedly been

expressed

in the last few days

.

You can still

remember

the pictures from

when right-wing militias

drove

through the streets of

in troop trucks in May

calling for the economy to be reopened.

Or when

two people were shot dead during protests

in the state of

in August

. 

It wasn't until October that a right-wing group of conspirators was found who had planned

to kidnap

Michigan's Governor

. 

After Joe Biden's election victory: Donald Trump Junior publishes dangerous tweet

But contrary to all fears, it was largely quiet on election day and the days after.

Although a few

spotted near polling stations, there were no major riots.

In view of the strange and sometimes escalating

, who is still unable to recognize Biden's election victory, this seems all the more surprising. 

But it remains to be seen whether the situation will last.

On Saturday, of all people, the son of the outgoing US President,

,

poured

new fuel into the fire.

In a tweet he wrote: "70 million angry Republicans and not one city was burned down."

70 million pissed off republicans and not one city burned to the ground.

- Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) November 7, 2020

The tweet collected more than 300,000 likes on Twitter by Sunday morning German time.

Trump Junior speaks of "total war" on Twitter

Already on Thursday, the president's son caught the

with an outrageous

.

In it he called on his father

to open

a

around the

. 

There

is still

hope that there will be no

even after the election results have been announced

.

In particular, the current

with up to 100,000 new infections per day prompted many Americans to vote before election day.

That and the fact that

this

over several days and that there were no winners or losers to be announced for a long time did not lead to any large gatherings of

until Saturday

. 

It is unclear whether the situation will remain so peaceful.

will remain

in office

until January 20

anyway.

Only then will Biden be sworn in as the new president.

However, rumors are already circulating that Trump is

aiming for

as early as

.