When the major news networks and the Associated Press declared Joe Biden the winner of the 2020 presidential elections on November 7, there was a big sigh of relief all over Europe, especially in Germany. But when U.S. President Donald Trump claimed victory in the days following the election and declared that he would ask the U.S. Supreme Court to stop the counting of postal ballots which made up a large portion of the votes, shivers went down the spines of political leaders in Europe. Fundamental principles of democracy were being challenged. It’s no wonder that most European leaders dread the prospect of another four years of Trump in the White House.
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