Trump Claims "Victory with Legitimate 71 Million Votes"... Refuses to Concede Presidential Election

Continued Claims of Victory on Twitter
Legal Battle Asserted but Likely No Significant Impact

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunwoo Lee] President Donald Trump posted on his Twitter account claiming that he won with a legitimate 71 million votes, continuing to assert his victory despite Joe Biden, the president-elect, having declared victory, and is reportedly refusing to concede the election results.

On the 7th (local time), President Trump tweeted, "I received a legitimate 71 million votes. More votes than any sitting U.S. president," adding, "I overwhelmingly won this election." Although President-elect Biden officially declared victory at his home in Wilmington, Delaware, Trump’s refusal to concede suggests that recounts and legal battles in some battleground states are expected, but analysts believe it will be difficult to overturn the overall outcome.

Earlier, President Trump questioned the validity of mail-in ballots, which became a decisive factor in this election, and in some areas raised the issue of "voter fraud." The Trump campaign filed lawsuits the previous day in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Georgia. In Michigan and Pennsylvania, they filed lawsuits to halt vote counting, claiming that Republican observers were not properly allowed access during the counting process. However, the lawsuits were dismissed in the first trial in Michigan and Georgia.

The campaign also filed a lawsuit in Nevada, alleging that people who do not live in Nevada participated in voting there. In Pennsylvania, a lawsuit is pending before the federal Supreme Court, requesting a review of the state Supreme Court’s dismissal of a Republican lawsuit to block the extension of the mail-in ballot receipt deadline. The Trump campaign has stated it intends to participate as a party in this lawsuit.

If the federal Supreme Court decides to hear the case and rules that the state Supreme Court’s decision to extend the mail-in ballot deadline was improper, the situation could become complicated. Given the U.S. common law system, similar arguments could be used to challenge mail-in ballot extensions in other states, potentially affecting other election-related lawsuits. However, according to CNN, considering the current vote count, Biden is expected to win decisively, and the prevailing analysis is that the lawsuits are unlikely to overturn the results.

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