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Published 17:39 IST, November 9th 2020

Trump campaign posts wrong address for 'big press conference'; tweeple say 'best location'

The incumbent US President Donald Trump on Saturday announced on Twitter a press conference that his team will hold a press conference regarding poll results.

Reported by: Vishal Tiwari
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The incumbent US President Donald Trump on Saturday, November 7 announced on Twitter that his team will hold a press conference regarding the 2020 election results. The announcement sparked a hilarious reaction on social media as it created confusion around the venue of the presser. Trump initially posted a wrong address but later clarified it by issuing the correct one. But that didn't stop netizens from finding a flaw in his announcement. 

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Donald Trump initially wrote that the conference will take place at the Four Seasons in Philadelphia at around 11:30 am, which is a luxury hotel. But it later turned out that the press conference was to held at the Four Seasons Total Landscaping, which is a company situated between a crematorium and an adult bookstore. Even though Trump corrected his mistake in his subsequent tweet, internet users mocked him and his campaign for choosing a place that was near an adult book store and a closed garage. 

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The same day, Democratic Party nominee Joe Biden was projected winner of the 2020 US presidential election after he managed to secure a massive lead in the key swing state of Pennsylvania, which offers 20 electoral votes to the leading candidate. The Trump campaign and the Republican National Convention (RNC) have filed lawsuits in several states, including Pennsylvania, demanding a recount and challenging the counting of late-arriving ballots. Donald Trump has accused poll officials of election fraud as they continued counting after 8 p.m on the final voting day. 

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17:40 IST, November 9th 2020