Donald Trump has exploited irregularities observed by authorities to claim that “cheating” had already occurred in the US presidential election on November 5, suggesting that he could, as in 2020, refuse to concede defeat if he is beaten.
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The Republican nominee, who never stopped claiming that his defeat four years ago to President Joe Biden was due to fraud, has systematically refused to commit to recognizing the election result this time.
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On Wednesday, Trump denounced “cheating” on an “unprecedented scale” in Pennsylvania, one of the few key states that must decide the fate of the vote.
The previous day, he had stressed on social media that “things that are not beautiful at all” were happening in this state and had asked the police to “do their work without delay.”
On Friday, judicial authorities in a Pennsylvania county announced the opening of an investigation into a batch of 2,500 voter registration applications containing inaccurate identity information.
District Attorney Heather Adams said the applications were compiled by a vote-counting group.
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Inspections are reportedly underway in other provinces following this revelation, according to local press.
Josh Shapiro, the Democratic governor of Pennsylvania, told CNN on Tuesday that Trump was restating “the same thing all the time” in his accusations.
The former president lost this state by only 80,000 votes to Joe Biden in 2020.
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Donald Trump will tie with Vice President Kamala Harris in the vote next week.
Shapiro accused the Republican candidate of “using his usual strategy, where he creates chaos and fuels divisions and fear.”
On January 6, 2021, Trump supporters, rejoicing in his accusations of fraud, stormed the Capitol to try to prevent the certification of the election won by Joe Biden.
