A day after a leaked audio of President Donald Trump urging top election official to reverse Joe Biden's win emerged, former POTUS Barack Obama took to Twitter to warn against threats to fundamental principles of US democracy
"Tomorrow is Election Day in Georgia and the stakes could not be higher. We’re seeing how far some will go to retain power and threaten the fundamental principles of our democracy. But our democracy isn’t about any individual, even a president—it’s about you," Obama tweeted without mentioning any names.
"If you’re a Georgia voter, you can respond tomorrow with the most powerful tool we have as Americans—your vote. Make a plan to vote in person or drop off your mail-in-ballot at a ballot drop box. Check-in with your family and friends to do the same,” he added weighing in on the expose.
On Monday, the Washington Post published a leaked audio of President Donald Trump in which he was heard telling Georgia's top election official to find over 11,000 votes to reverse President-elect Joe Biden's win in the November 3 poll. Georgia has conducted two recounts and has verified 99.9 per cent of signatures on mail-in ballots.
The revelation by the Washington Post also led more than 90 Congressmen on Monday to introduce a resolution censuring Trump for abusing the power of his office by threatening Bradford Jay Raffensperge, Secretary of State of Georgia. Trump intimidated Raffensperge with vague criminal prosecution, if he failed to overturn the finalised and verified results of Georgia’s November 2020 presidential election.
A vote in the US Senate on Tuesday will determine whether it will be Republicans or Democrats who will take control of the Senate after Biden assumes office. In the 100-member Senate, the Republican Party has 50 seats and the Democrats have 48 seats.
