In this Nov. 9, 2020, file photo President-elect Joe Biden speaks at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del. Biden says he wants to “restore the soul of America.”
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Trump, in a tweet, appears to acknowledge Biden’s victory
Biden has been working on the transition despite the White House's lack of cooperation.
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In this Nov. 9, 2020, file photo President-elect Joe Biden speaks at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del. Biden says he wants to “restore the soul of America.”
(Washington) — President Trump, who for more than a week has refused to acknowledge he lost his re-election bid to former Vice President Joe Biden, on Sunday appeared to do so for the first time in a tweet that included false, unproven or disproven claims:
He won because the Election was Rigged. NO VOTE WATCHERS OR OBSERVERS allowed, vote tabulated by a Radical Left privately owned company, Dominion, with a bad reputation & bum equipment that couldn’t even qualify for Texas (which I won by a lot!), the Fake & Silent Media, & more! https://t.co/Exb3C1mAPg
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 15, 2020
Roughly 90 minutes later, he posted a tweet to deny he was conceding:
He only won in the eyes of the FAKE NEWS MEDIA. I concede NOTHING! We have a long way to go. This was a RIGGED ELECTION!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 15, 2020
Major news organizations called the election for Biden on Nov. 7, when they determined his lead in Pennsylvania could not be overcome. The state’s 20 electoral votes put Biden over the 270 needed to win the presidency. Most news organizations have since called Arizona and Georgia for Biden, which would give him 306 electoral votes to Trump’s 232. (The Associated Press has not called Georgia for Biden.) Biden also leads in the popular vote by more than 5.5 million votes.
States must still certify the election results.
There has been no widespread fraud in the 2020 election. Election officials from both political parties have stated publicly that the election went well and international observers confirmed there were no serious irregularities. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security called the election the “most secure” in American history.
The Trump campaign has filed lawsuits in several states in attempts to prove fraud or irregularities in the voting, but those efforts have been failing.
President-elect Biden has moved forward with the transition to his administration despite the White House’s lack of cooperation.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
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