There was no evidence of systematic fraud in the US election. Brad Raffensperger, the Georgia state secretary who supervises the elections there, said Sunday. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump continues to pressure officials to reverse his loss in the state.
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“We have not found any systematic fraud in the elections,” said Raffensperger, a Trump-backed Republican, to ABC News.
On Saturday, Trump addressed his first meeting since Joe Biden won the US election last month. He told a crowd in Georgia that he saw himself as the winner and vowed to continue to challenge the result. Before the rally, Trump pressured Republican Gov. Brian Kemp of Georgia in a phone call to help reverse his loss in the state, US media has reported.
Trump lost the historically conservative state by less than 13,000 votes, marking the first time Georgia voted for a Democratic president in nearly 30 years. Trump claims fraud was committed but a state recount confirmed Biden’s victory and the results were certified by Kemp and Raffensperger.
A senior election official in Georgia recently called on Trump to reject the fraud rhetoric, which he believes inspires violence. Raffensperger, referred to by Trump as an “enemy of the people,” said he and his family, as well as people who helped organize the election, were under threat of death. “You only see irrational, angry behavior. It’s unpatriotic, ”he said.
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