US President Donald Trump continues to search for a way to cancel the results of the presidential elections, a month before the end of his term in the White House, despite the confirmation of Joe Biden's victory, and the president and his close associates are not hesitant to put forward bold ideas so that Trump will remain president.
Trump is discussing dangerous ideas
The Agence France-Presse said that with the increasing pressure on the president and the close circle surrounding him, they are now discussing ideas whose repercussions will be negative for America, similar to the imposition of martial law.
US media confirmed that the option of resorting to martial law was discussed during a meeting on Friday, December 18, 2020, which sparked widespread criticism among the political elite, despite Trump posting a brief denial on Twitter.
The idea of granting the military executive and judicial authority has been circulating since the beginning of December in the circles of Trump's most enthusiastic supporters, which will allow them to assign the military establishment to organize a new presidential ballot.
The federal government has not used martial law since World War II, and according to a study by the Brennan Center for Justice published in August 2020, this requires Trump to obtain approval from Congress.
However, Republican Senator Mitt Romney said on CNN, yesterday, Sunday, that "this will not happen," and therefore "will not achieve any result."
American media also said that, last Friday, a presidential decree was discussed to confiscate all voting devices for examination, which, according to Trump's team, represent widespread fraud tools, without providing evidence.
However, with his margin of movement diminishing, the president is relying in the media on a shrinking number of his loyalists and ultra-conservative media outlets.
Trump rejects defeat
Despite the vote by top voters that confirmed the victory of Democrat Joe Biden, and the failure of judicial efforts by the Trump camp to condemn ballot irregularities, the president and the former real estate investor refuse to give in.
In this context, his spokeswoman, Kylie McKinani, played down the importance of the vote by the electorate, which according to it is only a "step in the constitutional process," and reminded that all cases brought before the courts have not yet been decided.
Trump's hardening stance comes as prominent figures in the Republican Party, led by their leader in the Senate, Mitch McConnell, this week acknowledged Trump's defeat, despite the widespread reservation among them.
Unlike Mitt Romney, no prominent Conservative deputy has condemned the idea of resorting to martial law, and the Minnesota Representative Pat Garavolo said, "Every representative or Republican candidate who keeps silent about the issue does not deserve to be held responsible."
As for Romney, last Sunday, he said, "The president can turn the last chapters of his term into victory with the arrival of the vaccine against Covid-19 instead of challenging the results of the polls," and considered what is happening "really sad and embarrassing."
He declined among Republicans
The New York Times said, “Most of the president’s advisers immediately rejected the idea of imposing martial law,” and many of them also rejected another suggestion by the president, which is to designate controversial attorney Sydney Powell as a private prosecutor charged with investigating future electoral irregularities.
Weeks ago, this 65-year-old former federal prosecutor confirmed that she uncovered a global conspiracy to thwart Donald Trump, without providing any evidence, and after cooperating with the president's attorney team, she was deported.
Trump is resorting to conspiracy theories published by sites such as "The Gateway Pandit", who reposted one of his tweets last Sunday, and also continues to mobilize the base of his supporters, many of whom still believe in the possibility of turning the tables, according to what their activities appear on social networks.
For its part, the Biden camp refuses to delve into what it considers sterile controversy. "A lot of things are going on in the country (...) that distract us from worrying about what is happening in the Oval Office," said the future media officer for Democratic President Jane Psaki on "Fox News".
While the former National Security Adviser to President John Bolton commented that some say that "Trump's behavior is getting worse with the approach of January 20," but that "it is wrong, his behavior is the same and it is repeated endlessly."