Biden Pushes Closer To Win As Trump Presses Legal Threats
Source: AP News
32 mins ago. WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Joe Biden pushed closer Thursday to the 270 Electoral College votes he needed to win the White House while President Donald Trump escalated his unproven accusations of voter fraud and promises of legal action.
States across the country were still counting ballots that were cast ahead of or on Election Day, and a handful of battlegrounds remained up for grabs. Trump tried to aggressively press his case in court, but with just a few key states in play, it was unclear whether the flurry of court action could have an impact on the trajectory of the race.
The president tossed off a series of tweets alleging, without evidence, electoral misconduct and pressing for vote counting to stop. In an all-caps official campaign statement, he wrongly equated the counting of ballots with improper voting. The president’s erroneous claim could further rattle a nation uneasily waiting for a winner two days after Election Day. Neither candidate had amassed the votes needed to win the White House, but Biden’s victories in Michigan and Wisconsin put him on the brink.
Biden moved to project the appearance of a president, planning to attend a COVID-19 briefing on Thursday. Trump, in contrast, remained in the White House residence, working the phones and escalating his efforts to sow doubt about the outcome of the race. With millions of ballots yet to be tabulated, Biden already had received more than 71 million votes, the most in history. At an afternoon news conference Wednesday, the former vice president said he expected to win the presidency but stopped short of outright declaring victory...
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- Trump supporter Charles Littleton, ctr, helps separate a fellow Trump supporter, left, from Biden supporter Angelo Austin, right, as they argue outside the central counting board at the TCF Center in Detroit, Thurs., Nov. 5, 2020.
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One of the remaining states being called, would though. 
