US Election 2020: Donad Trump and Biden are neck and neck as polls are gradually closing across the US
US President Donald Trump tweeted early Wednesday about a "big win" and accused rival Joe Biden's Democrats of "trying to steal" the election - without citing evidence -- as votes were counted in the US election.
"We are up BIG, but they are trying to STEAL the Election. We will never let them do it. Votes cannot be cast after the Polls are closed!" - tweeted the President.
"I will be making a statement tonight. A big WIN!"
I will be making a statement tonight. A big WIN!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 4, 2020
We are up BIG, but they are trying to STEAL the Election. We will never let them do it. Votes cannot be cast after the Polls are closed!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 4, 2020
Twitter flagged his tweet accusing the Democrats of "stealing the election" and said "some or all of the content shared in this Tweet is disputed and might be misleading about an election or other civic process."
President Trump's original tweet, which misspelt polls as "Poles", was deleted and replaced by a correct version.
Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Biden are neck and neck as polls are gradually closing across the US Tuesday.
Trump has so far won 21 states and Biden has taken 19.
Trump scored narrow wins in battleground states of Florida and Ohio.
His tweets came immediately after Biden, in an address, told his supporters to "keep the faith" as votes were still being counted and it could be a long-haul.
"We feel good about where we are. We have to be patient; we have to wait till every vote is counted... till every ballot is counted. But we feel good," he said.
"It is not for me or Donald Trump to decide. We have to wait and see...Keep the faith! We are going to win this," said the candidate.
