From the Liveblog of
Thursday, November 5, 2020
Trump falsely claims wins in several more states
Trump falsely claims wins in Pennsylvania, Georgia and North Carolina.
He writes on Twitter that his campaign claimed the wins “for electoral vote purposes.”
“Each one of which has a BIG Trump lead,” he says of the three states, which are still too close to call.
Trump also appears to falsely claim a win in Michigan.
“We hereby claim the State of Michigan if, in fact there was a large number of secretly dumped ballots as has been widely reported!” he writes.
Protesters have mobbed a counting center in Detroit, attempting to stop the counting of absentee ballots there.
Election challengers shout “Stop the count” as poll workers count absentee ballots in #Detroit, Michigan in the 2020 general election @washingtonpost #Election2020 pic.twitter.com/nzWfSSX34P
— Salwan Georges (@salwangeorges) November 4, 2020
Both of Trump’s posts are flagged by Twitter as misinformation. The social media company has put warning labels over many of the president’s tweets issued since voting started yesterday.
Trump’s campaign and spokesperson previously claimed victory in Pennsylvania, even as the campaign sued to stop the ongoing vote count in the state. The remaining ballots are expected to heavily favor Biden.
Trump falsely claimed a win in the total vote last night.
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