President Joe Biden known as President-elect Donald Trump on Nov. 6 to congratulate him on his victory over Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee.
Biden “expressed his dedication to making sure a easy transition and emphasised the significance of working to deliver the nation collectively,” the White Home stated in a assertion.
On Nov. 13, at Biden’s invitation, Trump visited the White Home, the place Biden welcomed him again and provided to do “every thing we will to be sure you’re accommodated, have what you want.”
However some social media customers are claiming that Biden is behind an election recount effort.
“Biden agreed to recount,” a Nov. 9 Threads put up stated. “Video on my web page!”
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The identical Threads account additionally posted a hyperlink to a Nov. 6 TikTok video that stated, “BREAKING: Biden has been requested to do an election recount on Trump’s victory.”
The White Home didn’t instantly reply to PolitiFact’s questions concerning the put up. Harris, in the meantime, has conceded the election. And we discovered no proof, akin to public statements from the White Home or Biden or credible information protection to assist the declare that Biden has agreed to a recount.
State legal guidelines govern processes for disputing election outcomes, the Library of Congress notes. Typically recounts are initiated robotically. In Pennsylvania, for instance, the unofficial leads to the U.S. Senate race Nov. 5 triggered a legally required statewide depend as a result of they had been inside one-half of 1 proportion level. A recount can be initiated “on the request of an individual or group with authorized standing,” the Library of Congress says. “Every state has its personal legal guidelines for conducting recounts.”
Forty-one states and Washington, D.C., allow a shedding candidate, a voter, a gaggle of voters, or different involved events to petition for a recount, in response to the Nationwide Convention of State Legislatures. Biden voted in Delaware, which permits any candidate for statewide workplace in a normal election to use to the court docket for a recount if the margin is lower than 1,000 votes or lower than 0.5% of all votes solid for 2 candidates — whichever quantity is much less, the Nationwide Convention of State Legislatures says.
However we discovered no studies that Biden requested a recount, a lot much less agreed to at least one. We charge the declare Biden agreed to a recount False.
