Democrats are preparing for the possibility that Trump may declare himself president prematurely, – media

Democrats are preparing for the fact that Trump may prematurely declare himself president, – media Sergei Popovich

Democrats are preparing for a swift response if Donald Trump tries to prematurely declare his victory in the election. They plan to flood social networks and the media space with calls for calm and patience as the votes are counted until the very end.

Trump already did this in 2020, when he lost. Democrats are preparing for him to do the same this year, Channel 24 reports, citing Reuters.

How will Democrats react to Trump's statement

Trump told reporters this week that he hopes to declare victory on Election Day. Experts warn that an accurate vote count could take several days, especially in key states.

Usually, winners of US elections are announced by large media companies that analyze data from election commissions. Candidates sometimes declare victory before the official announcement, but this rarely happens before the result is at least partially clear.

We are prepared, unfortunately, if he does that, and if we know that he is in fact manipulating the press and trying to manipulate the consensus of the American people… We are prepared to respond,” his opponent Kamala Harris told ABC.

She did not disclose details of the preparations, but representatives of the Democratic Party and the Harris campaign confirmed that the fight will primarily take place in the public space. They plan to flood social media and television with calls to count every vote before the results are announced.

Could Trump declare himself the winner early

The Trump campaign told Reuters that the Republican would fight for every vote before the polls close, but did not directly answer whether he planned to declare victory again before the results were officially announced.

Reference: In 2020, Trump declared himself the winner early in the morning after Election Day, three days before Joe Biden was officially declared the winner. Trump still claims the result was “stolen” due to fraud. At the time, he was condemned by both Democrats and many Republicans.

Trump and his allies have been preparing to challenge the results for months, assembling a legal team and arguing that people without citizenship might try to vote for Democrats. At rallies, Trump often says their victory should be “too big to be stolen.”

This time, Trump's premature declaration of victory may not face such resistance among Republicans. He has had near-total control of the Republican Party in recent years, political analysts say.