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Donald Trump
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After the election in the USA, the
incumbent US President
Donald Trump
(74) for the first time cast doubts on the certainty of victory he had shown so far.
"This government is not going to lockdown," said Trump on Friday (local time) at an appearance in the rose garden of the White House, which was about a vaccine against the corona virus.
"Hopefully the - whatever happens in the future, who knows what government it will be, I think that will show. But I can assure you, this government is not going to lockdown."
US broadcaster reported on Friday that Trump challenger Joe Biden won 306 voters in the election on Tuesday last week according to their polls - significantly more than the 270 required for a victory. These were Trump's first public statements at an appearance since Thursday last Week.
He didn't take questions from reporters.
Trump has so far refused to admit defeat and presents himself as a victim of massive election fraud. Trump's lawyers have filed lawsuits in several states, but they have not provided any evidence of large-scale election fraud or errors.
Several US authorities announced on Thursday that the November 3rd election was the safest in American history.
Biden also wins in Georgia with 306 voters
CNN, NBC, ABC and CBS predicted on Friday that Democrat Biden won the state of Georgia and Republican Trump won the state of North Carolina.
These were the last two states that had not yet declared a winner in Tuesday's election last week.
Trump had won the 2016 election with Biden's current predicted result against his then rival Hillary Clinton: Trump had 306 voters at the time, Clinton had 232. According to the broadcasters' forecasts, Trump now also has 232. In 2016 he had a "landslide victory" even though he had the most electorate in the states, but nationwide, nearly three million fewer votes than Clinton.
In the national electoral vote, Biden is more than five million ahead of Trump: The Democrat has almost 78 million votes (50.8 percent), the Republican 72.7 million (47.5 percent).
The US president is only elected indirectly by the people.
The votes of the voters decide on the composition of the electoral college, which then elects the president in December.
A candidate needs a majority of the 538 electorate to win.
Gray instead of blonde: Trump apparently no longer dyes his hair
Donald Trump's first public address in more than a week caused a lot of talk on social media because of his hair color.
The US President stepped in front of the cameras in the rose garden of the White House with unusually gray hair.
Spectators around the world wondered where the Republican's blonde quiff suddenly went.
A wave of questions broke out on social networks as to why the 74-year-old no longer dyed his hair.
Trump did not answer after his appearance on Friday.
He did not allow any questions from the invited journalists on this or any other topic.
On November 6th, the incumbent had been seen with a distinctly blond hair color at his last press conference so far.
Days later, there was a wreath-laying ceremony on Veterans Day - in the pouring rain in Arlington National Cemetery, Trump's hair color on Wednesday seemed less blonde than before, but not as gray as on Friday.