Donald Trump: “You don’t have to vote anymore”
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s statement about the US election four years later caused a stir. At a campaign event in front of conservative Christians in Florida on Friday evening (local time), the 78-year-old called for an election on November 5, which would only be needed once, because everything would be in order. Election in four years. “You don’t have to vote anymore,” Trump said.
“Christians, go out and vote! Just this time. You don’t have to do it anymore.” Everything will be fine. “My wonderful Christians, you don’t have to vote anymore.” It’s unclear what exactly that means for former President Trump, who has never conceded a 2020 election loss. Trump repeatedly provoked and deliberately left room for interpretation during the campaign.
The campaign team of his political rival, Democrat Kamala Harris, interpreted Trump’s statement as a sign that the 78-year-old wanted to “abolish democracy” if he returned to the White House. This statement fits with Trump’s other statements, namely “dictator only on day one”. The Republican also said in his speech that voter turnout is particularly low among conservative Christians.
