Published 12: 38 p.m. ET April 24,2020
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WASHINGTON– Previous Vice President Joe Biden recommended Thursday that President Donald Trump may attempt to postpone the election in November in order to win.
Throughout the question and answer part of a virtual charity event with previous South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Biden informed fans, ” I believe he (Trump) is gon na attempt to settle back the election somehow, develop some reasoning why it can’t be held.”
Trump has not suggested he would push back the election, and the date of the election is set in federal law. Congress sets the “times, locations, and way” of elections,” indicating only Congress would be able to alter the date of the election.
Referencing existing debate over financing for the U.S. Postal Service, Biden stated, “he’s going to do all he can to make it extremely hard for individuals to vote. That’s the only method he thinks he can potentially win.”
The Postal Service has actually taken a monetary hit throughout the coronavirus pandemic, which some Democrats have said could threaten ballot by mail.
Speaking about foreign interference in American elections, Biden said, “You can be ensured between (Trump) and the Russians there is going to be an attempt to interfere.”
Biden stated, if chosen president, he would “make it clear to foreign governments that … they will need to spend for interfering in our election.”
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Biden likewise called the Wisconsin main election a “giant caution flare” to the country about the dangers of ballot throughout the coronavirus pandemic.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported at least seven coronavirus cases were connected to in-person ballot in the state’s main on April 7, though a “rise” of cases had not yet been identified in the consequences of the primary.
” We have to figure out how we are going to conduct a complete and reasonable and safe election in November, and no one ought to have to risk their lives to cast a tally,” he stated.
Biden made his Thursday remarks throughout a virtual charity event with 670 people, including stars like stars Kristin Chenoweth, Billy Porter, and George Takei.
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