Trump: "If There Was No Corruption, I Would Have Easily Won the Election... Supreme Court Will Decide" (Update)

Trump Claims Corruption in Voting and Counting Process
Raises Issues with Mail-in Voting Using Terms Like 'Legal Vote'

[Asia Economy reporters Naju-seok and Kwon Jae-hee] U.S. President Donald Trump on the 5th (local time) declared the recent U.S. presidential election an illegal election. President Trump claimed that the outcome of this presidential election could be decided through court rulings.

On this day, President Trump held a press conference at the White House, stating, "I have come to provide new information to the American people regarding procedures to ensure the integrity of the U.S. election," and asserted, "If all legal matters are acknowledged, I believe I easily won based on legal standards."

Donald Trump, President of the United States, held a press conference at the White House in Washington DC on the 5th (local time) and spoke about the results of the November 3 presidential election vote count. [Image source=Yonhap News]

He raised concerns about the reversal of election results in key battleground states during the counting of mail-in ballots. President Trump referred to 'corruption' in relation to the voting and counting process of this election.

President Trump said, "There is a problem because legally permitted observers are currently not allowed in many election offices," adding, "We have confirmed that many very unfair situations have unfolded throughout the entire voting and counting process, and we are seeing these situations continuing."

In particular, President Trump questioned the validity of mail-in ballots, using expressions such as 'legal counting.' He said, "I want to use the terms legal voting and legal counting," and added, "I hope that only legally verified votes, without any unconfirmed mysterious votes, are reflected in the counting."

He mentioned, "In North Carolina, we were ahead by a very large percentage point margin earlier, but the margin is shrinking as legally invalid votes are being counted." Regarding the Pennsylvania election, he explained, "We were ahead by 700,000 votes, but the gap is narrowing as votes received after the deadline continue to be added."

President Trump stated, "We will do our best to ensure that this election is not stolen due to corruption," and said, "I hope all these situations are clearly resolved." Regarding this, President Trump said, "Ultimately, I believe federal Supreme Court justices will make the decision on this election."

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