Delays in completing the counting of votes during the US presidential election have raised tensions. Trump supporters have called for a halt to the counting by rigging, while Biden's supporters have called for a halt to the counting. The fear of war has increased.
According to news agencies, supporters of Donald Trump and Joe Biden have started demonstrations in Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Seattle and Washington DC. That the vote count should be stopped immediately because the process is "rigged", while Biden's supporters are demanding that the vote not be stopped at all. According to sources, the current presidential candidate, Joe Biden, has 264 electoral votes. Has a significant lead and needs only 6 votes to win the presidential election. His opponent, incumbent President Donald Trump, has won 214 electoral votes so far. Trump claimed victory in the election, saying his opponents were trying to "steal the election." Biden, on the other hand, expressed optimism about his victory and said he would announce his victory only after the final results were announced. Has also sent provocative messages to its supporters, raising the risk of tensions across the United States.
It should be noted that political observers in the United States have already warned that the counting of votes may be delayed, which will increase the risk of violence.
The Phoenix County Sheriff's Office says 75 Trump supporters tried to enter the local election counting center Wednesday night but were thwarted. Some of them were armed, carrying placards in support of Trump and chanting "Stop theft." Meanwhile, 300 anti-Trump protesters marched in Oregon, Portland, 11 of them. Has been taken into custody.
U.S. political observers have warned that if the election results turn against Donald Trump, there is a risk of riots and even a civil war, as Trump's supporters number more than 70 million, most of whom are hardliners.
