Now that key Senate and gubernatorial races have tightened in Florida and Georgia, President Trump is pointing to fraud as the only possible explanation.
Trump on Friday accused attorney Marc Elias, who is representing Sen. Bill Nelson's (D-Fla.) campaign, of being an "Election stealing lawyer," claiming that Broward County "miraculously started finding Democrat votes" with Elias' help. The Senate race between Nelson and Republican Gov. Rick Scott has tightened so that Scott now leads by just 0.18 percent, enough to result in a hand recount, reports the Orlando Sentinel. Scott on Friday filed a lawsuit against two counties, alleging that "left-wing activists" have been "coming up with more and more ballots out of nowhere."
Trump is now echoing Scott, promising to send "much better lawyers to expose the FRAUD!" Florida's gubernatorial race is also likely headed to a recount, with Republican former Rep. Ron DeSantis and Democrat Andrew Gillum now separated by less than 0.5 percent.
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The president also said that Georgians should "move on" and accept Republican Brian Kemp as the winner of Georgia's gubernatorial race. Kemp leads his Democratic opponent, Stacey Abrams, with just 50.3 percent of the vote, CNN reports. If he drops below 50 percent as more ballots are counted, there will be a run-off election.
In another tweet, Trump sarcastically quipped that we should "blame the Russians" for the fact that "they are just now finding votes in Florida and Georgia." Brendan Morrow
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