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Trump baselessly alleges 'fraud' as ballots
continue to be counted
Donald Trump pushed a baseless accusation of
“fraud” in the presidential election, as he declared victory without the
results to back that up.
“This is a
fraud on the American public,” the president said a the White House. “This is
an embarrassment to our country.”
Trump
added, “We were getting ready to win this election. Frankly, we did win this
election.”
The
president has not won reelection as of now, and key swing states like Michigan,
Pennsylvania and Wisconsin remain too close to call.
The president
pledged to fight the results of the election at the supreme court.
“We will be
going to the US supreme court. We want all voting to stop,” Trump said.
Election
officials in key swing states continue to count valid ballots, and that process
could continue for days.
VIDEO: QAnon: the
rise and roots of a baseless conspiracy theory
QAnon supporter Marjorie Taylor Greene wins seat
in US House
Georgia Republican is first backer of false conspiracy
theory to become US representative
What time
results are expected – and what to watch for
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2020 02.31 GMTLast modified on Wed 4 Nov 2020 06.17 GMT
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/03/qanon-marjorie-taylor-greene-wins-congress
Marjorie
Taylor Greene has become the first supporter of the far-right QAnon conspiracy
theory to win a US House seat.
Greene, a
Republican businesswoman, was declared the winner in Georgia’s 14th
congressional district, the AP reported. Greene’s Democratic opponent had
dropped out in September.
The future
congresswoman has faced national scrutiny for racist and bigoted statements and
her support of QAnon, a baseless conspiracy theory rooted in antisemitic tropes
whose followers believe Donald Trump is secretly fighting against a cabal of
Democrats, billionaires and celebrities engaged in child trafficking. The FBI
has identified the movement as a potential domestic terrorism threat, and it
has repeatedly inspired vigilante violence.
During an
August primary runoff, Greene was up against John Cowan, a pro-Trump
conservative opposed to abortion rights. Republican officials had initially
denounced Greene after videos emerged of her making anti-Muslim, antisemitic
and racist statements. The videos, obtained by Politico, appeared to show her
arguing that Muslims should be barred from serving in the US government,
comparing Black Lives Matter to the Ku Klux Klan and promoting antisemitic
falsehoods about the billionaire financier George Soros.
Still,
during the primary, Greene’s campaign received support from groups connected to
Mark Meadows, the White House chief of staff, the board chairman of the
prominent conservative thinktank the Heritage Foundation, and numerous GOP
mega-donors.
After her
victory, leaders and elected officials across the Republican party have largely
embraced Greene. Trump has repeatedly praised the candidate and consistently
refused to denounce QAnon.
Greene was
not the only Republican candidate to support QAnon on the campaign trail this
year. Angela Stanton King, a GOP congressional candidate and high-profile ally
in Trump’s fight to win over Black voters, also admitted to believing the
baseless conspiracy theory even while denying she was a QAnon follower. She is
expected to lose in her race for the seat once held by the late civil rights
icon John Lewis.
Media
Matters, which has tracked misinformation, found 27 candidates on the ballot
this month who have endorsed or given credence to QAnon content. Of those, 25
are Republicans, and the other two are independents. Dozens more have ran for
office this year, the group said.
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