Trump was scheduled to attend a meeting with local Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania on Thursday, accompanied by his attorney Rudy Giuliani. He eventually canceled the trip, but spoke to the participants from the phone Giuliani held at the microphone.
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“The Democrats have lost this election. They cheated. It was a fraudulent election, “Trump said. “We simply won this election. We won by a margin, “he repeated his statements from previous weeks, adding that” their result needs to be reversed. “
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The AP recalled that Pennsylvania officially confirmed Biden’s victory in the state on Tuesday, and on the same day Trump commissioned his team to begin handing over power to the new president. The federal government has also described Biden as the “obvious winner” of the election.
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Pennsylvania electoral authorities and international observers insist there is no evidence of widespread electoral fraud. Trump’s campaign in several states has challenged the legitimacy of the election – so far without success – and the president continues to assure him that he intends to continue the legal battles.
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