{"id":95994,"date":"2020-11-03T00:49:19","date_gmt":"2020-11-02T18:49:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toptrendingnews.co\/trump-claims-extended-vote-counting-in-pennsylvania-could-spark-violence%e2%80%af\/"},"modified":"2020-11-03T13:05:37","modified_gmt":"2020-11-03T07:05:37","slug":"trump-claims-extended-vote-counting-in-pennsylvania-could-spark-violence%e2%80%af","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toptrendingnews.co\/trump-claims-extended-vote-counting-in-pennsylvania-could-spark-violence%e2%80%af\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Claims Extended Vote Counting in Pennsylvania Could Spark Violence\u202f"},"content":{"rendered":"
In his final day of campaigning, U.S. President Donald Trump warned of post-election violence due to a Supreme Court decision to allow extended ballot counting in what may be the pivotal state of Pennsylvania. <\/p>\n
Polls show former Vice President Joe Biden with a slight lead in the state where mail-in ballots, expected to favor the Democrats, might not be tabulated for days following Tuesday\u2019s election. <\/p>\n
In between his Monday rallies in Traverse City, Michigan,\u202fand Kenosha, Wisconsin, Trump tweeted\u202fthat extended counting of such ballots in Pennsylvania \u201cwill allow rampant and unchecked cheating and will undermine our entire systems of laws. It will also induce violence in the streets. Something must be done!\u201d\u202f\u202f<\/p>\n
\nThe Supreme Court decision on voting in Pennsylvania is a VERY dangerous one. It will allow rampant and unchecked cheating and will undermine our entire systems of laws. It will also induce violence in the streets. Something must be done!<\/p>\n
\u2014 Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 3, 2020<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Twitter later flagged the tweet saying,\u202f\u201cSome or all of the content shared in this Tweet is disputed and might be misleading about an election or other civic process.\u201d\u202f <\/p>\n
Following the president\u2019s tweet, Biden was asked by reporters about Trump\u2019s warning of violence in the streets. <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not going to respond to anything he has to say,\u201d replied the Democratic Party nominee before boarding his campaign jet back home to Delaware. \u201cI\u2019m hoping for a straightforward, peaceful election and a lot of people showing up.\u201d <\/p>\n
Kathy Boockvar, secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, appearing on CNN, denounced the president\u2019s tweet and said the state\u2019s voting infrastructure was secure against fraud. <\/p>\n
\u201cI have no idea what he\u2019s talking about, but to say anything about inciting violence is completely inappropriate,\u201d said Boockvar. <\/p>\n
At his Kenosha rally, Trump said \u201cthat\u2019s a very, very dangerous decision by the Supreme Court. I guess it was a political decision.\u201d He expressed hope the justices would change their ruling. <\/p>\n
Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Way told lawmakers in September the U.S.\u202fhas not seen "any kind of coordinated national voter fraud effort in a major election, whether it's by mail or otherwise."\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f <\/p>\n
Trump\u202fon Sunday\u202fdenied\u202fmedia\u202freports\u202fthat\u202fhe has told confidants he will declare victory election night even if the Electoral College outcome is unclear.\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f <\/p>\n
Trump\u2019s predecessor, Barack Obama, campaigning on Biden\u2019s behalf Monday in Miami\u2019s Little Havana, said \u201cthat\u2019s not something that a leader of a democracy does. That\u2019s something a two-bit dictator does.\u201d\u202f<\/p>\n