{"id":37854,"date":"2020-12-15T15:40:10","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T15:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=37854"},"modified":"2020-12-15T15:40:20","modified_gmt":"2020-12-15T15:40:20","slug":"trump-defied-constitution-will-of-the-people-by-not-accepting-election-results-biden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=37854","title":{"rendered":"Trump defied constitution, will of the people by not accepting election results \u2013Biden"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Biden.jpg\" alt=\"Biden urges caution as Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine passed clinical trial\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>President-elect Joe Biden tore into Donald Trump on Monday with his strongest criticism since the election, saying the Republican and his allies defied the constitution and the \u201cwill of the people\u201d in not accepting the results of the preaidential election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a position so extreme we\u2019ve never seen it before. A position that refused to respect the will of the people, refused to respect the rule of law, and refused to honor our constitution,\u201d Biden said in a speech after the Electoral College formally confirmed his victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Biden was referring to a Republican lawsuit, supported by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/trump-suffers-another-setback-as-us-court-rejects-his-latest-election-challenge\/\">Trump<\/a>, that sought to overturn Biden\u2019s wins in several key states, but which was rejected by the Supreme Court last Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Biden praised voters for turning out in record numbers despite fears of Covid-19 and \u201cenormous political pressure, verbal abuse and even threats of physical violence\u201d against those running the elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe flame of democracy was lit in this nation a long time ago. And we now know nothing, not even a pandemic or an abuse of power can extinguish that,\u201d&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesstimes.com.sg\/government-economy\/biden-says-trump-refused-to-respect-the-will-of-the-people\">Biden said<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is my sincere hope we never again see anyone subjected to the kind of threats and abuse we saw in this election,\u201d Biden said, calling the harassment of officials \u201cunconscionable.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President-elect Joe Biden tore into Donald Trump on Monday with his strongest criticism since the election, saying the Republican and his allies defied the constitution and the \u201cwill of the people\u201d in not accepting the results of the preaidential election. \u201cIt\u2019s a position so extreme we\u2019ve never seen it before. 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