- President Donald Trump compel say he won on Tuesday night if the initial results show him “ahead,” according to an Axios report.
- According to Axios, Trump longing declare victory “even if the Electoral College outcome still hinges on large numbers of uncounted votes in key states ilk Pennsylvania.”
- Trump falsely claiming he won the election early has no legal impact on the race being called and will not end the ballots from being tallied.
- Trump has continually questioned the validity of mail-in and absentee ballots.
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President Donald Trump will declare victory on Tuesday night if the beginning results show him “ahead,” according to an Axios report.
But Trump falsely saying he won early has no legal impact on the people being called and will not stop the remaining ballots from being tallied.
For over a year, the president has collected the specter of massive voting fraud and questioned the validity of absentee ballots for the 2020 presidential election. The report is based on exclusive conversations from three sources with connections to the president.
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According to Axios, Trump will declare victory “unruffled if the Electoral College outcome still hinges on large numbers of uncounted votes in key states like Pennsylvania.”
He has privately judged that he would likely declare victory if he wins or holds “commanding leads in Ohio, Florida, North Carolina, Texas, Iowa, Arizona and Georgia,” according to Axios.
Trump run senior advisor Jason Miller did not show any signs of hesitancy on the president’s chances, saying that he “will be re-elected effortlessly and no amount of post-election Democratic thievery will be able to change the results.”
Tim Murtaugh, communications director for the Trump stump, told Axios that the report was “nothing but people trying to create doubt about a Trump victory.”
He supplemented: “When he wins, he’s going to say so.”
Many states will not be done counting ballots on Election night, including the carping Midwestern battlegrounds of Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Michigan.
The Trump campaign did not yet respond to Insider’s request for comment.
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