U.S. presidential election: Trump vows to disprove polls, Biden urges 'take back our democracy'
The HinduU.S. President Donald Trump vowed to again defy the polls as he sprinted through five swing States on Sunday, while his opponent Joe Biden urged supporters to “take back our democracy” by voting in two days. In an interview in the Washington Post published Saturday, Dr. Fauci said bluntly that without “an abrupt change” in the country's public health practices, Americans face “a whole lot of hurt ahead.” But he praised the Biden campaign which — in contrast to Mr. Trump's mass rallies — follows health guidance in its public events. Dr. Fauci's remarks drew a sharp rebuke from a White House spokesperson, Judd Deere, who called it “unacceptable” for Dr. Fauci “to choose three days before an election to play politics.” Fears of tensions on election night and afterward, with vote counting expected to continue due to the large number of mail-in ballots, were further stoked by a report that Mr. Trump could declare victory prematurely. When asked about the report, Mr. Biden said: “The President is not going to steal this election.” Boarding up In another sign of how unusual and tense the race has become, Mr. Biden also denounced the alleged harassment of one of his campaign buses by Trump supporters on a Texas highway — an incident the FBI confirmed it is investigating. But polls show Mr. Biden, despite his more cautious and reserved campaign style, ahead there while also pushing Mr. Trump onto the back foot in traditionally conservative battlegrounds like Georgia and Texas.