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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Trump is still fighting an election he lost. What it means for US democracy

    President-elect Joe Biden spoke on Thursday about President Trump’s ongoing campaign to overturn the election: “I think they’re witnessing incredible irresponsibility.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Nov 20, 2020 • 10m Listen

    President-elect Joe Biden spoke on Thursday about President Trump’s ongoing campaign to overturn the election: “I think they’re witnessing incredible irresponsibility. Incredibly damaging messages being sent to the rest of the world about how democracy functions. And I think it’s … well I don’t know his motive. I just think it’s totally irresponsible.”

    Trump’s strategy has shifted in recent days after losing nearly all of his legal challenges. He’s now pressuring officials in battleground states to not certify the election results. That’s just the beginning of what has been a bizarre and unprecedented week in presidential election history.

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    2 of 4
    Another Safer at Home order coming to LA? COVID cases are skyrocketing
    1. 0:00New case numbers show LA doesn’t have COVID under control at all, says Supervisor Janice Hahn
    2. 13:27Trump is still fighting an election he lost. What it means for US democracyYou’re reading this
    3. 23:53‘Sound of Metal’ enlists deaf community to tell story of hearing loss
    4. 38:12Thanksgiving 2020 recipes from Alvin Cailan, Joe Yonan, Hawa Hassan, Ori Menashe and Genevie Gergis
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