U.S. election administrators and Kamala Harris' campaign condemned Donald Trump's recent threats to jail "corrupt" election officials if he wins the 2024 election, calling his statements dangerous and inciting potential violence. Trump's social media post accused a range of people, including election workers, of voter fraud, repeating his baseless claims about his 2020 election loss. Arizona's Secretary of State, Adrian Fontes, labeled Trump's comments as "tyrannical," warning they could encourage violence. Election officials expressed concern over security threats, while the Trump campaign defended his stance, stating that anyone who commits election fraud should be prosecuted.
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00:02U.S. election administrators and Kamala Harris' campaign condemned Donald Trump's recent
00:07threats to jail corrupt election officials if he wins the 2024 election, calling his
00:12statements dangerous and inciting potential violence.
00:14Trump's social media post accused a range of people, including election workers, of
00:19voter fraud, repeating his baseless claims about his 2020 election loss.
00:23Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes labeled Trump's comments as tyrannical, warning
00:28they could encourage violence.
00:31Election officials expressed concern over security threats, while the Trump campaign
00:34defended his stance, stating that anyone who commits election fraud should be prosecuted.
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