US Election protests, pepper spray, court rulings and Twitter controversy (1 Nov 2020 Jahr – 6 Nov 2020 Jahr)

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On November 1, a group of marchers in North Carolina were pepper sprayed by police in an effort to break up the march. The marchers were headed to the polls and held a moment of silence before getting pepper sprayed. A man allegedly began attacking police, sparking the retaliation.

On November 1, Missouri officials removed a noose from a voting poll. This is one of many controversial actions occurring around voting polls in the world.

On November 2, a federal judge stated that all USPS services need to expedite all ballots and guarantee one to two day delivery, even after election day.

On November 3, two lawsuits were filed in federal courts over the pepper spray incident in North Carolina. On the night of November 3, Twitter hid a tweet from President Trump regarding possible cheating in mail-in votes.

The social media giant also hid tweets from others claiming early victory, as the votes had not been fully counted until November 4.

On November 6, the election still continued as various swing states had thousands of votes left to count.

As of the 6th, Biden has a confirmed 253 electoral college votes and President Trump had 214 electoral votes. The past three days have led to various protests and early celebrations in the swing states. Many gathered in Pennsylvania for an early celebration, believing Biden was headed towards victory. (CNN/BBC)

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