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Trump Proposes Postponent of US Elections due to Corona Pandemic


Thu 30 Jul 2020 | 10:44 PM
Ahmed Moamar

US President Donald J. Trump has expressed strong opposition to the postal vote in the upcoming presidential election, suggesting the possibility of postponing the elections against the backdrop of the Coronavirus pandemic.

In a series of tweets that he posted today on his Twitter account, Trump warned that voting in the mail appears to be "a tremendous catastrophe, adding that Democrats are talking about a foreign influence on voting, but they know that voting via mail is an easy way for foreign countries to interfere in the electoral race, and even moreover, there is no accurate count.

Trump defended his handling with the Corona pandemic, which has claimed souls of more than 150,000 Americans to date.

The American president put the blame at the doors of the media as responsible for covering up the "Chinese virus" outbreak in other countries, "some of which are currently experiencing a disaster," adding that many countries' statistics on the spread of infection in their territory lacks precision.

The president warned that the general vote by mail (but not the voting in absentia, which is a good thing) in 2020 will lead to less accurate and more fraudulent elections, and will embarrass the United States enormously, questioning the possibility of "postponing the elections unless people can vote in an appropriate, safe and reliable manner.

The president did not provide any evidence to prove his words about the high risk of tampering with the election results in the event of a mail vote.

In April, he denied that he had any intention to delay the elections, describing the third of last November as a "good date.

His rival in the upcoming elections, Democrat Joe Biden, has warned that the incumbent president will try to delay the election date in an attempt to preserve the reins of government.

Trump said he is afraid that he may lose the upcoming presidential election in November due to voting by mail. Democrats supported this method of voting instead of casting ballots in polling stations across the country.

Trump expressed his concern that voting by mail is the only possibility that can make him lose, because they (mean Democrats) are deceiving, looting, stealing.

"They (Democrats) are not sending (ballot papers) to some areas, especially Republican ones." Trump said over an interview with The Washington Times, a pro-Republicans daily newspaper.

Proceeding from this, US President believes that expressing will in this way can lead to violations of law.

Trump has repeatedly spoken out against the option to vote by mail, which could be allowed in some states due to the new novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

On the other hand , the US President sees that former US Vice President Joseph ( Joe) Biden, who won enough votes from delegates for the upcoming Democratic Party convention, to run for the presidency in November, is weaker than former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who contested him for the presidency in 2016.

Responding to a request to compare Biden with Clinton as contenders in the next presidential election, Trump said: "He is weaker, but the (Democrats) electoral machine is stronger because it is desperate.

According to the results of recent polls conducted by the specialized portal "Real Clear Politics", Biden leads Trump on average by 8.5% in the level of popularity among voters.

The head of the current US administration has already obtained the necessary number of votes from party delegates to push him as a Republican candidate in the 59th US presidential election scheduled for November 3.

Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the US House of Representatives, considered that what was disclosed by John Bolton, former National Security Adviser, in his memoirs indicates that President Donald Trump is "inappropriate and not ready to be president leads the United States of America (UAS).

Pelosi attacked, at a press conference held yesterday, Thursday, the Republicans.