Published 12:15 IST, August 25th 2020

Donald Trump warns of 'rigged election', says 'this is the only way' Democrats can win

Donald Trump not only lashed out on rival Democrats at Republican national Convention 2020 but also indicated towards the possibility of a “rigged election”.

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As Republican Party chose US President Donald Trump as ir presidential candidate, he t only lashed out on rival Democrats but also indicated towards possibility of a “rigged election”. During Republican National Convention 2020, Trump warned his party members saying that opponents might attempt to ‘steal’ vember elections. 

Saying that Democrats are using COVID-19 pandemic to “defraud” US citizens, Trump believes that only way y can ‘take’ presidential elections if it is “rigged”. Orwise, US President said that “We’re going to win”. This came while opinion polls are showcasing him trailing Democratic Presidential minee Joe Biden. 

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" only way y can take this election away from us is if this is a rigged election," he said. "We're going to win."

Donald Trump addressed delegates in-person at a party conference and made disputed claims over mail-in ballots to rectify im severely hit by handling of coronavirus outbreak. He accused Democrats of ‘using Covid to steal an election’. This is also t first time that he warned of a ‘rigged’ election, back in 2016 competing against Democrat Hillary Clinton, Trump took a similar approach. 

"y're using Covid to defraud American people," Donald Trump told delegates

On Monday, August 24 (local time), Donald Trump was officially minated as a formality to be Republican minee at his party's convention in city of Charlotte. Supporters were seen chanting “Four more years” and cheering for him. He is w due to give a formal acceptance speech to Republicans on Thursday, August 27. 

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US Election 2020

With US election 2020 just around corner, fight between Trump and Biden has grown more intense with a brutal war of words. From Twitter statuses to public addresses, both rivals have made it one of most divisive elections. main deciding grounds for this year have emerged to be COVID-19 pandemic handling, racial unjust, and national security. Biden has attempted to ramp-up his campaign by naming first Black woman to a major presidential ticket, Kamala Harris.

While Trump has said that Biden will let China ‘own’ US and blamed previous administration policies for delay in COVID-19 response, Democratic Presidential minee has launched a counter-attack on same grounds. Biden has previously said if he was in White House handling pandemic, he would ‘shut it down’ and would have taken decisions based on directive given by scientists.

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12:15 IST, August 25th 2020