Donald Trump plans to wave obituaries of 'dead people' who voted for President-elect Joe Biden in rallies
After refusing to concede to his Democratic opponent President-elect Joe Biden even days after the presidential race was called in the latter's favor, President Donald Trump now wants to hold a series of rallies to brandish public obituaries of dead people he claims voted for Biden.
He has already launched a number of lawsuits in up to 10 states over his claims of a "stolen election." It is now being reported that the Trump campaign is readying itself for a full-scale battle over the ballot result. "We want to make sure we have an adequate supply of manpower on the ground for man-to-man combat," one adviser told Axios. As part of the proposed plan, the campaign was going to disclose the details of dead people with the claim that they voted for his rival during last week's election.
Apart from attempting to back up their claims of widespread voter fraud and corruption through these 'specific pieces of evidence,' the president is also in the process of forming "a campaign-style media operation" to promote his unproven allegations which would be led by former television reporter Tim Murtaugh, who currently serves as communications director. One adviser told Axios his team will issue "regular press briefings, releases on legal action and obviously things like talking points and booking people strategically on television."
The Trump team is planning a slew of legal challenges in multiple states including Georgia, Arizona and Pennsylvania for which a number of members have been dispatched to the target states to oversee the operations. Former Congressman Doug Collins will spearhead Trump's recount efforts in Georgia where nearly 100 campaign staff have been moved to. According to Axios, in Arizona, counsel for Trump's 2016 transition, Kory Langhofer, will serve as lead attorney. Ronald Hicks, who helps run a Pittsburgh-based law firm, will lead the campaign's legal challenge in Pennsylvania, the state that earned Biden more than 20 electoral votes, pushing him over the threshold to win the presidency in the end.
The president's sons, Eric and Donald Trump Jr. have backed the POTUS' claims of voter fraud and demanded a "manual recount" and even Melania Trump asked her husband not to give up. In a Twitter message, she wrote: "The American people deserve fair elections. Every legal — not illegal — vote should be counted. We must protect our democracy with complete transparency.”
The American people deserve fair elections. Every legal - not illegal - vote should be counted. We must protect our democracy with complete transparency.
— Melania Trump (@FLOTUS) November 8, 2020
Fox host Maria Bartiromo grilled Rudy Giuliani, the president's lawyer, on whether there is any evidence that voter fraud actually happened. “At this point, it would be wrong for him to concede,” said Giuliani. “There is strong evidence that this was an election that in at least three or four states, and possible 10, it was stolen. In other words, it was based on false votes. Now, you can’t let an election go into history without challenging that.”
Former President George W Bush, however, has told Trump that he must come to terms with his loss because the 2020 presidential election "was fundamentally fair" as he released a statement to congratulate Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris despite their "political differences."