With tension rising over delayed results from the November 3 US Election, President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign team has falsely claimed victory in the key swing state of Pennsylvania, which still remains too close to call.
The President’s Campaign Manager, Bill Stepien said on a press call: “We are declaring a victory in Pennsylvania.”
Also, the president’s son, Eric echoed that message in a tweet:
Eric Trump
(@EricTrump)
We have won Pennsylvania!
November 4, 2020
Fact-check: Trump has not won Pennsylvania as of now, and more than 1m valid ballots must still be counted in the state.
However, election analysts have said, based on the results seen so far, that Joe Biden is on track to win the state.
Dave Wasserman
(@Redistrict)
To my eye, Biden is likely hitting the targets he needs in PA counties to be on track to finish ahead. And recounts don’t typically overturn the margins we’re likely to see for him in MI/WI.
If Biden does prevail in MI/PA/WI, then AZ/GA/NV wouldn’t matter to the outcome.
November 4, 2020
More importantly, Biden doesn’t necessarily need to win Pennsylvania for a victory in the presidential race. With Wisconsin in his column, Biden could hit 270 electoral votes by simply holding onto his leads in Nevada and Michigan.
The Trump camp is throwing everything at Pennsylvania, considered the crucial swing state he won by just over 44,000 votes in 2016.
Trump’s team has just announced an appeal to the Supreme Court in an attempt to circumvent the state supreme court and stop mail-in ballots which arrive over the next few days from being counted.
This happened shortly after his son falsely declared victory in Pennsylvania, where 20 precious electoral college votes are on the line. – The Guardian reports
