Post-Election unrest in several cities in the US
By Elishya Perera
DETROIT, Michigan, USA (CWBN)_ As the Election remains too close to call, and President Donald Trump launched lawsuits threatening to sue his way to the presidency, protestors marched across the US on Wednesday (Nov 4). While most demonstrations were peaceful events calling, on officials to “count every vote”, the others were Trump supporters who approached vote-counting centers, insisting that they stop counting.
Trump has repeatedly made baseless claims that that current vote counts are fraudulent, and demanded that states, which he is danger of losing, stop counting ballots.
Accordingly, demonstrators marched along a street across the river from Trump Tower, demanding a complete count, while similar protests took place in several cities, including New York, Los Angeles, Seattle, Houston, Pittsburgh, Minneapolis and San Diego.
In Phoenix, a group of Trump supporters, some of them armed, gathered outside the Maricopa county election center, chanting “Shame on Fox”, since Trump is inching closer to a tie in Arizona, while the conservative network Fox News, and other news organizations declared the state been won by Biden yesterday. However, sheriff’s deputies are guarding both the outside of the election center.
Protests turned violent; demonstrators arrested in Portland and New York
According to the New York City Police Department, 20 individuals who attempted to hijack a peaceful protest by “lighting fires, throwing garbage and eggs” in Manhattan, have been arrested. “We appreciate and value the importance of freedom of speech. Our top priority is and always will be safety,” the department said in the tweet.
Meanwhile, a riot was declared in Portland, Oregon, and the National Guard was activated owing to violence downtown. According to the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office, at least eight people have been arrested.
Demonstrators attempted to disrupt ballot counting at Convention Center in Detroit
According to a spokesperson for the city’s police department, a small group of demonstrators had attempted to barge inside TFC Center in Detroit, on Wednesday (Nov 4), chanting “stop the count”, as votes in the battleground state were being tallied.
While Michigan election laws permit registered voters in the state to observe ballot counting with approval, once approved, they will be required to abide by several rules.
“Election challengers may be appointed by political parties and qualified interest groups to observe the election process,” the law states. Nevertheless, it was not clear if this was the group’s intention.
While the demonstrators banged on the glass walls to be let in, Sgt. Nicole Kirkwood said there were “no major concerns”, and that “Everything is manageable”, and it was reported that no arrests were made.
