President Donald Trump has called on Alaska to transfer the votes cast for a candidate he calls 'Fake Dan Sullivan' to the Republican incumbent, Senator Dan Sullivan, as the state continues counting ballots from Tuesday's midterm elections. In a Truth Social post on Thursday, November 5, Trump wrote that the totals for the 'Fake Dan Sullivan, plus the other slug that the Dems put on the Ballot, should be immediately given to the REAL Dan Sullivan, and the Election is over.' He added: 'There is no other fair solution!'
The post came as Republicans lost control of the House and Senate, according to The Independent's live coverage. Trump has been seeking some positive news from the results, and the Alaska race is one of the few contests where the outcome has not yet been settled. The Independent reports that the Justice Department sued in late October to block Alaska's Senate certification over similar candidate names, according to an earlier report in its coverage.
The source does not say whether Alaska election officials responded to the demand or whether any legal mechanism exists for transferring votes between candidates. It also does not show any court ruling on the request. Alaska's count was still in progress when the post was published.
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