– November 5, 2020 – Trump falsely claimed throughout the day that the election had been rigged, demanding that states put an end to vote counting. “STOP THE COUNT!” he wrote on Twitter. “ANY VOTE THAT CAME IN AFTER ELECTION DAY WILL NOT BE COUNTED!” The president, however, does not have the authority to halt vote counting. Several states, too, were still legally counting mail-in ballots. In a statement from the White House briefing room, the president continued to cast doubt on the election with false assertions. “If you count the legal votes, I easily win,” he said. “This is a case where they’re trying to steal an election. They’re trying to rig an election, and we can’t let that happen.” Despite Trump’s allegations, there was no evidence of any voter fraud in any state.