Count every vote: biden, as trump says democrats stealing election

On Thursday, 5 November, Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden and incumbent President Donald Trump both addressed the nation separately amidst days of nail-biting ballot counting.

DEMOCRACY IS SOMETIMES MESSY, SAYS BIDEN In his brief address, Biden projected optimism about the election results and vote counts, saying "the process is working". Urging for

patience, he reiterated that "every vote must be counted." > “The senator and I continue to feel very good about where things > stand. We have no doubt that when the count is

 finished Sen. Harris > and I will be declared the winners. So, I ask everyone to stay calm > – all people to stay calm. The process is working. The count is > being completed. And 

we’ll know very soon. So, thank you all for > your patience, but we’ve got to count the votes,” said a > confident Biden. Biden and Harris spent Thursday being briefed on the COVID-19

crisis facing the US, as the numbers of the cases continue to rise. "Our hearts go out to each and every family who's lost a loved one to this terrible disease," he said in

his address. Biden later tweeted about the same briefing on COVID-19. > I spent the afternoon attending briefings on the ongoing COVID-19 > crisis and the state of the economy. Tune in

 as I provide an update > on these briefings and efforts to count every vote. > pic.twitter.com/duoDWfzf5C > — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) November 5, 2020 STOP THE COUNT: TRUMP A few

hours later, Trump addressed the American electorate from the White House, breaking a two-day silence with reporters. The President painted the election results so far in the colour of

conspiracy, arguing of schemes to deprive him of a second term by Democrats, election officials in various cities and the news media. "They are trying to steal the election," Trump

said. “If you count the legal votes, I easily win,” Trump began, providing no evidence for his claim. "If you count the illegal votes, they can try to steal the election from us."

> “I’ve already decisively won many critical states, including > massive victories,” he claimed, also mentioning that “very > bad” things are happening around the electoral 

process. In his address, Trump continued to press the need to 'stop the count' of the 'votes that came in late'. The Guardian reported that TV news networks, including

ABC, CBS and MSNBC stopped broadcasting the President’s remarks since they made unfounded claims. As MSNBC cut away from the White House, after the President falsely declared victory, anchor

Brian Williams commented, “Here we are again in the unusual position of not only interrupting the President of the United States but correcting the President of the United States.” BALLOT

ADJUDICATION UNDERWAY IN KEY STATES Under mounting pressure, ballots are continuing to be counted in several battleground states. After two full days of ballot counting, some of them are

receiving extra scrutiny in a process known as ballot adjudication. Although nitty-gritties of the process may vary state and sometimes county-wise, it typically involves a small panel of

individuals reviewing a ballot to determine either the voter's intent or whether the ballot can be counted at all based on whether the voter's eligibility. As of Thursday

afternoon, the adjudication process is underway in a number of the battleground states, including Georgia and North Carolina – where President Trump and Joe Biden are locked in a close race,

CNN reports. _(With inputs from CNN and The Guardian)_ Published: 06 Nov 2020, 6:09 AM IST