Trump Did Not Throw The Towel, Let Alone Lift The Hat

JAKARTA - From the start, Donald Trump's defeat in the United States (US) Election was filled with drama. Trump refuses to throw a towel, let alone take his hat off to salute Joe Biden's victory. Various objections were made by Trump. He often stated that the results of the US election which was won by the Democratic candidate, Joe Biden, were fraudulent. Trump puts himself on the line. At other times he was also a very statesman, with all the narratives of respecting the democratic process and the state.

Biden won the US presidency after the Democrats secured 270 electoral college votes. Quoting the New York Times, the results of the calculation noted that Biden won with 306 electoral votes, while Trump only got 232 votes.

The result was rejected by Trump, who claims he actually had more votes for himself. He continued to say the results were the result of fraud. Trump even demanded a recount.

Trump is also pursuing a legal strategy that he hopes will reverse the votes in the state that gave Biden the election victory. He filed suit against election results in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Arizona, Nevada and Michigan.

Trump's aides and Republican allies, while somewhat conflicted about how to proceed, have largely either supported his strategy or remained silent. On November 23, 2020, Trump appeared "relieved" to approve of the transition of his administration to Biden.

Trump ordered his subordinates to begin the transition process. Even so, Trump stated that the US November 3 election lawsuit process would continue.

"Our lawsuit will continue. We will fight it out. I am sure we will win. But for the good of this country I recommend that Emily and her team do everything necessary to initiate a transitional protocol. And I tell my whole team to do the same thing, "Trump tweeted.

But many of Trump's lawsuits have been rejected. The judges considered that all of Trump's lawsuits were made up and contained only conspiracy theories.

Biden's victory was gradually recognized by Republicans. Citing the Financial Times, well-known Republican Senators - including Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, John Cornyn of Texas and Chuck Grassley of Iowa - recognized Biden as the elected president of the US after voters met to cast their votes in 50 state capitals.

However, although his lawsuits were rejected, Republicans recognized Biden's victory. But Trump again did not recognize the victory.

Leaked footage of Trump's conversations with top election officials in Georgia regarding the vote recount was leaked. Trump asked the official to recalculate the election results in his favor.

In that one-hour conversation, Trump also threatened if officials would not follow his wishes. During the conversation Trump sought to have the election results in Georgia overturned. In Georgia, Joe Biden won with 11,779 votes.

Not finished with the problem of recounting Georgia's vote, Trump was again "stirring up trouble" on January 6, 2020. Trump supporters barged into the Capitol Building, Washington DC.

The stunt came after Trump incited his supporters against the ongoing inauguration of the electoral vote. "It is statistically impossible to lose the 2020 elections," Trump said, December 20. “Big protest in DC on January 6th. Come on, it will be wild! "

They all hear Trump. They march on the Capitol Building expressing anger over the voting process and for pressuring elected officials to reject the results.

"We will walk to the Capitol and we will support our brave senators and members of Congress and women," Trump told the crowd, with the White House as a backdrop.

In connection with the attack, four people were killed and 52 people related to the riot were arrested. Some of the people who were arrested carried unauthorized firearms. Among the dead, one was a Trump supporter who was shot.

The US Congress has now approved the election of Joe Biden as US President and Kamala Harris as his representative. Trump is still unfazed by the riots that his supporters have created, not because he admits he was wrong, but his Facebook and Twitter are blocked.

Will Trump bring up the fuss again after the Joe Biden-Kamala Harris ratification? As ever, this will be unpredictable, what does Trump really want?