WASHINGTON: United States President Donald Trump has refused to peacefully transfer power in case he loses upcoming elections.
While addressing a press conference, Trump said that he has doubts about postal voting which many states have opted in order to stay safe from coronavirus.
“I think these elections could end up in our apex court as I have doubts on postal voting,” he said. “Well, we’ll have to see what happens. You know that.” he further said.
He further stated that he had been complaining very strongly about the ballots. “All ballots are a disaster. Get rid of the ballots, and you’ll have a very, you will have a very peaceful – there won’t be a transfer, frankly, there’ll be a continuation,” he said.
The number of postal votes is expected to increase significantly this time round due to public health concerns over coronavirus.
Trump has doubts about postal voting as there have been isolated cases of postal ballot fraud, such as in the 2018 North Carolina primary, which was re-run after a consultant for the Republican candidate tampered with voting papers.
The US has been the worst-hit country in terms of coronavirus spread with more than 7,139,553 reported cases and 206,593 deaths.
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