Former US Vice President Al Gore on Tuesday accused President Donald Trump of trying to 'put his knee on the neck of democracy' by undermining ...
Al Gore, former US Vice President and Climate Reality Project Chairman, gestures as he attends the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, Jan 22, 2019. LONDON: Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore on Tuesday accused President Donald Trump of trying to"put his knee on the neck of democracy" by undermining mail-in voting and sowing doubts, without evidence, about the integrity of the Nov 3 election.
Gore said Americans must be prepared for vote tallies that take days to complete after Election Day, and that the candidate who appears to be winning in initial results may end up losing once all the ballots are counted. "You can always explore the option of dragging something out, tearing the country apart, mobilising partisans against one another in the streets and all of that, but it was not a wise course for our country," Gore added.Gore said he believes the rule of law would hold fast this year, even if Trump does not accept the election results.
Trump trails Biden in opinion polls as he seeks re-election amid a pandemic that has killed more than 177,000 Americans. US Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, a Trump ally and campaign donor, told Congress he has made Postal Service changes to lower costs, not to disrupt mail-in voting.Gore, who since leaving office has become a Nobel Peace Prize-winning environmental advocate, said policymakers cannot afford to ignore global climate change even as they grapple with the pandemic.
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