Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez blasts Trump victory ‘claims’ as ‘illegitimate, dangerous and authoritarian’
ALEXANDRIA Ocasio-Cortez blasted Donald Trump’s victory “claims” as “illegitimate, dangerous and authoritarian.”
The Democratic House Rep’s comments came after Trump’s speech on Wednesday morning, in which he claimed a win despite there being millions of ballots yet to be counted.
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“Donald Trump’s premature claims of victory are illegitimate, dangerous, and authoritarian. Count the votes,” Ocasio-Cortez, 31, tweeted.
“Respect the results.”
With a mass amount of mail-in ballots amid the coronavirus pandemic, it could be a matter of days – or weeks – until the election results are finalized.
As of Wednesday morning, key battleground states including Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Michigan were still counting ballots.
Trump gave a speech from the White House in the early hours of Wednesday – claiming a win and baselessly alleging Democrats of trying to “steal” the election.
“We were getting ready to win this election – frankly we did win this election.
“So our goal now is to ensure the integrity for the good of this nation. This is a very big moment. This is a major fraud on our nation,” he claimed.
Trump also threatened to go to the Supreme Court – but it was unclear exactly why.
“We want the law to be used in a proper manner. So we will be going to the US Supreme Court, we want all voting to stop.
Trump previously slammed decisions from states – particularly Pennsylvania – allowing ballots to be counted for days after the election.
He even threatened legal action in Pennsylvania.
The president has baselessly tried to claim this will lead to”fraud” or “stealing” the election.
Despite Trump’s claims, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his campaign have maintained that the American people will decide the election – and it won’t be up to either candidate to claim a win.
“It ain’t over until every vote is counted,” Biden said as he spoke to supporters in Delaware.
“We’re feeling real good about Wisconsin and Michigan. We’re going to win Pennsylvania.”
Early Wednesday, Biden said in a tweet: “We feel good about where we are. We believe we are on track to win this election.”
As ballot counts continue to come in, Biden took the lead in Michigan and Wisconsin on Wednesday morning – giving him a lead in the Electoral College race to 270.
Ocasio-Cortez, who has often been critical of Trump, claimed a victory herself on Tuesday night by securing a second term in the House.
She won New York’s 14th Congressional District, beating out Republican John Cummings, 60.
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Ocasio-Cortez won in a landslide victory, beating out Cummings by nearly 37percentage points.
“Serving NY-14 and fighting for working class families in Congress has been the greatest honor, privilege, & responsibility of my life,” she tweeted on Tuesday night.
“Thank you to the Bronx & Queens for re-electing me to the House despite the millions spent against us, & trusting me to represent you once more.”