Democrats brace for premature victory claims by Trump
Reuters reports that Democrats are preparing to respond to Donald Trump's premature claims of victory in the election. The former president made similar claims back in 2020, when he ultimately lost to Joe Biden and never accepted the result.
2 November 2024 13:57
Reuters reports that Donald Trump stated this week he hopes to declare his victory on election day. Despite this, experts emphasize that the official announcement of results may take several days.
Representatives from Kamala Harris's campaign team have informed the agency that they are preparing for this scenario. If Trump—similar to 2020—prematurely declares himself the winner of this election, they plan to flood social media and other communication channels with calls for calm and patience during the vote count.
Democrats will act "if Trump prematurely declares victory"
— Unfortunately, we are prepared if he does that, and if we notice that he is indeed manipulating the media, we are ready to respond — Kamala Harris stated in a Wednesday interview with ABC.
Although the current Vice President of the United States did not provide specific details, their plans are already known. As soon as Trump prematurely declares victory, we are ready to appear on television to present the truth and engage many individuals who, through their influence, can counter the attack — said a high-ranking official from the Democratic National Committee.
Harris's team representatives convey that they "fully expect" Trump to unjustifiably declare victory on Tuesday evening before all votes are counted.
In 2020, Trump declared himself the winner before the official results. He eventually lost to the Democratic candidate, Joe Biden. Trump never accepted that result and continues to claim there was fraud.
