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Trump Claims Extended Vote Counting in Pennsylvania Could Spark Violence

Steve Herman

   WHITE HOUSE - In his final day of campaigning, U.S. President Donald
   Trump warned of post-election violence due to a Supreme Court decision
   to allow extended ballot counting in what may be the pivotal state of
   Pennsylvania.'¯'¯'¯

   Polls show former Vice President Joe Biden with a slight lead in the
   state where mail-in ballots, expected to favor the Democrats,'¯might
   not be tabulated for days'¯following Tuesday's election.'¯'¯

   In between hisMondayrallies in Traverse City, Michigan,'¯and Kenosha,
   Wisconsin, Trump tweeted'¯that extended counting ofsuchballots in
   Pennsylvania "will allow rampant and unchecked cheating and will
   undermine our entire systems of laws. It will also induce violence in
   the streets. Something must be done!"'¯'¯

     The Supreme Court decision on voting in Pennsylvania is a VERY
     dangerous one. It will allow rampant and unchecked cheating and will
     undermine our entire systems of laws. It will also induce violence
     in the streets. Something must be done!
     -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) [1]November 3, 2020

   Twitter later flagged the tweet saying,'¯"Some or all of the content
   shared in this Tweet is disputed and might be misleading about an
   election or other civic process."'¯

   Following the president's tweet, Biden wasasked by reporters about
   Trump's warning ofviolencein the streets.

   "I'm not going to respond to anything he has to say,"replied the
   Democratic Party nominee before boarding his campaign jet back home to
   Delaware."I'm hoping for a straightforward,peaceful electionanda lot of
   people showing up."

   KathyBoockvar, secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,appearing
   onCNN, denounced the president's tweet and said the state'svoting
   infrastructure was secure against fraud.

   "I have no idea what he's talking about, but to say anything about
   inciting violence is completely inappropriate,"saidBoockvar.

   AthisKenosha rally, Trumpsaid "that'sa very, very dangerous decision by
   the Supreme Court. I guess it was a political decision." He expressed
   hope the justiceswould change their ruling.

   Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Way told lawmakers
   in September the U.S.'¯has not seen "any kind of coordinated national
   voter fraud effort in a major election, whether it's by mail or
   otherwise."'¯'¯'¯'¯

   Trump'¯on Sunday'¯denied'¯media'¯reports'¯that'¯he has told confidants
   he will declare victory election night even if the Electoral College
   outcome is unclear.'¯'¯'¯'¯

   Trump's predecessor, BarackObama,campaigningon Biden's behalfMondayin
   Miami's Little Havana, said "that's not something that a leader of a
   democracy does. That's something a two-bit dictator does."'¯

References

   1. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1323430341512622080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

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