Trump will be a former president, whether he concedes or not.

 https://edition.cnn.com/2020/11/07/opinions/trump-concession-norms-zelizer/index.html

 If Donald Trump refuses to give a concession speech, it will be one of the last norms that he breaks as President. Now that President-elect Joe Biden has won the 2020 election, Trump will need to decide what to do next.

 The good thing is that it doesn't ultimately matter. A formal concession after an election is not embedded in our Constitution -- it is a norm. Historians tend to date the first public concession back to 1896, when Democrat William Jennings Bryan sent Republican William McKinley a telegram that said: "I hasten to extend my congratulations. We have submitted the issue to the American people and their will is law."

"No elected Republican will stand behind Trump's statement": Santorum weighs in on Trump briefing

CNN and AP project Joe Biden has won the presidency

 https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-november-7-2020/

 Both outlets call Pennsylvania for the Democrat challenger, lifting him above 270 electoral college votes; MSNBC follows suit; Trump claims illegality in vote counting

 

Trump again tweets: 'I won the election by a lot'

 http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/290699

 U.S. President Donald Trump continues to tweet despite the expected loss, "I won the election by a lot."

Meanwhile, a Trump advisor told CNN that in fact the campaign has "no concrete evidence" of anything to do with election fraud.

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden continues to widen the gaps with his rival, President Donald Trump. So far, the voter turnout is 253 for Biden and 213 for Trump.

 

Trump and GOP lawsuits challenging election flail in court

 https://edition.cnn.com/2020/11/06/politics/trump-and-gop-lawsuits-to-challenge-election-flail-in-court/index.html

 The Trump campaign and President Donald Trump peppered Thursday with tweets and news conferences boasting of success in courts as states continue to count ballots, but the legal efforts repeatedly failed to gain traction or affect significant enough numbers of votes, if any, in key states.

Trump sons attack Republicans for 'weak' backing

 https://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2020-54835454

 Mr Trump's eldest son Don Jr accused the party of being "weak". His brother Eric warned: "Our voters will never forget you if your [sic] sheep!"

The spat reflects an emerging rift between Trump disciples and the party.

The election still hangs in the balance but Democratic candidate Joe Biden appears to be closing in on victory.

Lindsey Graham, Ted Cruz back Trump's baseless claims of rigged election

 https://www.axios.com/ted-cruz-lindsey-graham-trump-election-1ff23822-6878-4d5c-98ef-aa07d7d492ad.html

 Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) supported a number of President Trump's unsubstantiated claims of widespread voter fraud and election corruption on Fox News' "Hannity" on Wednesday night.

Why it matters: A number of Republicans, including top Trump adviser Chris Christie, have rebuked the president for failing to provide evidence for his claims that Democrats are "stealing" the election. Graham and Cruz, two of the most prominent Republicans in the Senate, are sticking by Trump.

Fact check: Both Cruz and Graham claimed that partisan election observers in Philadelphia were being denied access to observe the counting of ballots there, though that was not the Trump campaign's original complaint.

Twitter bans ex-Trump advisor Steve Bannon

 http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/290665

 Former Trump senior strategist Steve Bannon has been permanently barred from Twitter, after he called on President Donald Trump to fire Dr. Anthony Fauci and FBI Director Christopher Wray.

In a video posted to multiple social media outlets, Bannon declared that Trump had won this week’s presidential election, and called on the president to fire both Fauci and Wray, joking that the two should be beheaded.

"I'd put the heads on pikes. Right. I'd put them at the two corners of the White House as a warning to federal bureaucrats. You either get with the program or you are gone."

President Trump Is Struggling to Face the Possibility That He Lost

 https://time.com/5908081/trump-losing-election-false-claims/

 Election night was not the party Trump had wanted, and he’s been complaining bitterly about it ever since—and trying to undermine faith in legitimate election results along the way. As the first returns came in, high-top tables had been arranged in the East Room along with dozens of neatly arranged chairs and a podium set up for a triumphant speech in front of a field of American flags. When Trump finally came out shortly after 2 a.m. on Nov. 4 he didn’t have a victory speech loaded into the TelePrompter, but he gave one anyway.

Trump erupts with baseless claims of fraud as Biden closes in on US presidency

 https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-erupts-with-baseless-claims-of-fraud-as-biden-closes-in-on-us-presidency/

 President attacks democratic process with unfounded allegations of ‘illegal votes’ as his lead dwindles in battleground states that will decide next White House occupant

Trump's voter-fraud remarks draw criticism from some Republicans

 https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trumps-voter-fraud-remarks-draw-criticism-from-some-republicans

 President Trump faced some pushback from his own party Thursday after warning about illegal voting and an attempt to "steal" the presidential election.

Trump delivers the most dishonest speech of his presidency as Biden closes in on victory

 https://edition.cnn.com/2020/11/05/politics/fact-check-trump-speech-thursday-election-rigged-stolen/index.html

 President Donald Trump delivered the most dishonest speech of his presidency on Thursday evening.

I've watched or read the transcript of every Trump speech since late 2016. I've cataloged thousands and thousands of his false claims.

I have never seen him lie more thoroughly and more egregiously than he did on Thursday evening at the White House.

On the verge of what appeared to be a likely defeat by former Vice President Joe Biden, Trump emerged in the press briefing room and took a blowtorch to the presidential tradition of defending the legitimacy of the democratic process.

Joe: It's Time For Us To Take A Deep Breath And Move Forward | Morning Joe | MSNBC

Trump will be president if election result goes to court, says lawyer Dershowitz

 https://newseu.cgtn.com/news/2020-11-05/Trump-will-win-a-U-S-election-court-battle-says-lawyer-Dershowitz-V9GWxNkWeA/index.html

"Well, I think it's more likely that Biden will win the votes, the electoral votes necessary, but if it goes to the court, Trump has to be a favorite in the courts because he appointed so many of the judges at all three levels of our system," said Dershowitz.

Trump made an unsubstantiated claim on Monday night of fraud in the election process. He wanted the Supreme Court to halt voting even though the high court does not hear direct challenges and reviews cases that have moved up from the lower courts.