Washington: Chanting “This isn’t over!” and “Stop the steal , supporters of President Donald Trump protested at state capitols across the country Saturday, refusing to accept defeat and echoing Trump’s unsubstantiated allegations that the Democrats won the election by fraud.
From Atlanta and Tallahassee to Bismarck, Boise and Phoenix, crowds ranging in size from a few dozen to a few thousand some of them openly carrying guns decried the news of Joe Biden’s victory after more than three suspense-filled days of vote-counting put the Democrat over the top.
Skirmishes broke out in some cities. In Atlanta, outside the state Capitol in the longtime Republican stronghold of Georgia, chants of Lock him up! rang out among an estimated 1,000 Trump supporters. Others chanted, This isn’t over! This isn’t over! and Fake news! .
Trump becomes 11th sitting US president to lose reelection bid
President Donald Trump’s reelection defeat has made him the 11th sitting president in US history to lose the White House in a general election campaign. Ten of those were outright reelection bids. Gerald Ford, who ascended to the presidency following Richard Nixon’s resignation, also lost his campaign to remain president in 1976.
The last president to lose a reelection bid was George H.W. Bush in 1992.
Grover Cleveland lost his reelection campaign in 1888 but won back the White House four years later by defeating sitting President Benjamin Harrison. He is the only president to have served two nonconsecutive terms.
Jerusalem Municipality offers Trump new employment options
With Donald Trump on his way out of the White House, Jerusalem Municipality has urged him “not to worry” as it may have a number of open positions that he could be eligible to apply for, a media report here said.
“For the attention of the follower Donald J. Trump – you don’t need to worry! Our new Jerusalem job board is updated with worthwhile offerings every day, and will make Jeruz great again. (In fact it always has been),” the municipality’s Facebook page said, attaching a link to the job board.
The post was however quickly removed from the Municipality’s Facebook page, The Jerusalem Post reported.
A spokesperson for the municipality told JPost that it was “uploaded inadvertently and was immediately removed”.
The Trump administration recognised Jerusalem as the capital of Israel in December 2017.
(Agencies)
