Published 11:32 IST, November 23rd 2020
Donald Trump's ally calls his lawsuit 'national embarrassment', urges him to concede
Chris Christie, a prominent ally of incumbent US President Donald Trump has urged him to drop his efforts to overturn his loss in the American elections.
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Chris Christie, a prominent ally of incumbent US President Donald Trump has urged him to drop his efforts to overturn his loss in recently held American Presidential elections. In an interview with ABC network on vember 22, Christie asserted that conduct of president’s legal campaign has been a “national embarrassment” indirectly asking 74-year-old republican to concede. Christie h previously served as goverr of New Jersey for eight years, both under Barack Obama and Trump’s ministration.
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Trump was declared defeated by Democrat Joe Biden in 46th Presidential vote on vember 7, however, he has refused to concede, sending transition of power into a limbo. t only that, but he has also mounted a fierce battle to remain in office and has been amplifying his stance on voter fraud even while his inner circle is left divided over his refusal to concede.
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'I've always been a supporter of Trump'
Commenting on same, Trump ally revealed that President’s team has always been discussing voter fraud outside courtroom. He, however, ded that y don’t “ple fraud” and “argue fraud” when y go inside courtroom. Reiterating his stance, he said that although he has always been a supporter of President Trump, elections have consequences and people cant “continue to act if something happened here that didn't happen."
Christie is t only one who has asked Trump to accept election results. Previously, Jared Kushner, who is t only senior viser but also US President’s son-in-law, approached him to concede as per two CNN sources. Meanwhile, ar source of media outlet familiar with conversations revealed that Melania h privately said that time has come for US President to accept his loss in presidential election as most major media networks have declared. Trump will also be first US President in three deces to have failed in his reelection bid.
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11:33 IST, November 23rd 2020