Published 15:13 IST, November 17th 2020
Swiggy takes funny dig at Trump with 'veg biryani' jibe after he falsely claims victory
United States President Donald Trump is being heavily trolled for refusing to concede defeat to Joe Biden and Swiggy is the latest one to join the fest.
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US President Donald Trump is being heavily trolled for refusing to concede defeat to Democratic Party candidate Joe Biden. recent one to join bandwagon is Indian food delivery app Swiggy, which took to Twitter to mock 45th US President as he once again falsely claimed that "he won" election.
Swiggy retweeted post and jokingly wrote, "AND VEG BIRYANI IS INDIA'S NATIONAL FOOD!" - an Indian dish kwn as 'pulao', which erroneously referred to as veg biryani by some people.
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Donald Trump tweeted this morning that "he won" election, which was immediately flagged by micro-blogging platform as false information. Twitter has marked tweet and has attached a link to it, which takes users to a different timeline full of news reports projecting Joe Biden as winner of presidential poll. This was t first time Twitter marked one of Donald Trump's tweets for sharing false or inaccurate information regarding election. Ever since final voting day has ended, several of Trump's tweets have been flagged by American social media company.
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US election 2020
US media outlets on vember 7 projected Joe Biden as President-elect after he mand to secure a massive le in key swing state of Pennsylvania. former vice-president was just short of six electoral votes before he took le in Pennsylvania, which offers 20 seats to candidate with more popular votes. With Pennsylvania, Biden surpassed magic 270-mark needed to win US Presidential election.
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Meanwhile, Donald Trump has refused to accept defeat and has filed lawsuits in several states accusing poll officials of "illegally" counting late-arriving ballots. Trump campaign and Republican National Convention (RNC) have alleged that some states counted ballots that arrived after 8 pm on final voting day. However, experts argue that counting may t be illegal because of an earlier court order that stated officials can continue counting ballots with a stamped date of vember 3 for three ditional days after final voting day.
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00:49 IST, November 17th 2020