Democrats' plan if Trump declares early election victory

Democrats are preparing a quick response to the backlash on social media as they prepare calls for patience and calm in case Republican nominee Donald Trump tries to claim victory early, as he did in 2020, officials told Reuters. the campaign of the Democratic candidate, Kamal Harris.

The Republican candidate told reporters this week that he hoped to be able to declare victory on Election Day, although experts have warned that it could take several days for the final result to be known, especially if there are requests for recounts in some key states.

Trump is involved in a close race with the Democratic rival.

The winners of US elections are usually announced by mainstream media outlets that analyze vote counts provided by election officials.

Sometimes candidates declare victory before the final results, but it is unusual to do so before the winner is significantly ahead in the vote.

"Unfortunately, we have to prepare and we are ready, in case Trump tries to manipulate the press and the American people. We are prepared to answer it", said Democratic candidate Harris.

She did not give details about those preparations, but it is said that Harris' team will make calls on social media and television to declare victory only after all the votes have been counted.

In 2020, Trump declared himself the winner in the early hours of the morning after Election Day, three days before the television networks gave the final verdict. Trump lost to Democrat Joe Biden, but has never accepted the result and continues to claim that he lost because of vote manipulation.