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04 November 2020 It is the scenario that many feared and that could lengthen the race for the White House for days (if not weeks). US President Trump goes on the attack after an election night that ended without a certain winner yet. "They are trying to steal the victory we were ready to celebrate," he says in a speech from the White House. And on the counting of the votes that will go on for days he speaks of 'fraud' and assures that it will go to the Supreme Court. In some key states, in fact, the counting will continue further, especially to count the votes received by mail, which in some cases could be decisive. To win the Casa Banca, at least 270 electors are needed. Joe Biden, meanwhile, says he is sure of being on the road to victory and invites us to wait until all the votes have been counted.



Trump speaks from the White House


"I thank the American people for their great support, millions of Americans voted for us, I thank the First Lady, my family, Vice President Pence and his wife." Donald Trump's speech opens with thanks in the East Room of the White House where about 250 guests were waiting for him.



"Phenomenal Results"


"We are winning everything, the results have been phenomenal, we are ready to go out and celebrate something wonderful. We have won states that we did not expect, like Florida, by a large margin, we have won the great state of Ohio , Texas with a margin of 700,000 votes, Georgia where we are leading by 170,000 votes and only 7% has yet to be scrutinized. We won North Carolina and if you look at Arizona, we have a lot of votes there too. winning also in Pennsylvania by an enormous margin: 690,000 votes advantage ".



"Victory Suspended"


"We were ready to win this election when our victory was suddenly suspended. This is the latest press conference I have ever had," the president jokingly observed, before accusing a "group of" very sad people to want to disconnect millions of Trump voters. " 



"It 'a fraud. We will approach the Supreme Court"


"It' a scam, a fraud: we were preparing to win and we did. Our goal now is to make sure that the elections are intact. Important moment. Then we will turn to the Court supreme: we want all the votes to finish, we don't want them to find ballots at 4 am added to the last one. It's a very sad time for me. But we have already won, thank all my supporters and those who worked with us ". "What happens to the elections now?" has continued. "They know they couldn't win and so they said 'let's go to court'. I said it from the day tens of millions of ballots were sent in the mail. It's a scam, a fraud for the Americans," he concluded. the president before giving the floor to his deputy Pence. 



The contested tweet


The president commented on Twitter after his challenger Joe Biden said he was convinced he will win the US presidential election. "We're VERY ahead, but they're trying to STEAL the election. We won't let that happen. You can't vote after polling closes!" wrote Trump. However, Twitter branded the US president's 'twittering'. For the social network, "the content shared in this tweet is all or part of the controversy and could be misleading." And after Twitter, Facebook also reported Donald Trump's post in which the US president accuses the Democrats of being ready to steal the elections. Mark Zuckerberg's social media added a window under the post stating that "the final result of the elections may be different from the initial vote as the ballot will last for days or weeks after the polls close". The social network therefore seems to want to report to users the possible scenarios with closed seats. 




Biden: "We are on the right path to win"


Two hours earlier - at 6.30 am Italian time - the Democratic candidate had spoken. "I am here tonight to tell you that we are on the way to winning this election." This was said by the Dem candidate for the White House, Joe Biden, speaking from Delaware alongside his wife Jill while the counting of the votes of the US presidential elections is still ongoing. Jill Biden, near her husband's podium, was wearing a mask.



"We knew it would take time"


"We knew, given the unprecedented postal votes, that it would take time, and we must be patient, until the ballot is over and every single vote, every ballot is counted. We are positive. about where we are, "he said while the US presidential vote count is still ongoing. According to Biden, "patience" is now required. "We knew it would last a long time, maybe until tomorrow, maybe longer" said the Democratic candidate.



"We are still in the game"


Biden referred to early votes and by post, expressing satisfaction with the first results. Claim cited in Arizona and Minnesota and good evidence in Georgia. "We are still in the game," Biden said of this state, where Republicans and Donald Trump are also ahead. Closing instead on the states where the counting of the vote by mail could determine the most significant delays: Wisconsin, Michigan and especially Pennsylvania. "We will win Pennsylvania - Biden said - but it will take time".   



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