Superstitious Donald Trump cancels glitzy election night bash as polls predict Joe Biden win
A superstitious Donald Trump has cancelled a lavish election night party at one of his own hotels amid polls showing Joe Biden on course to win.
The president had originally planned to appear at the Trump International Hotel in Washington DC, but will now stay at the White House instead, according to a report by the New York Times.
His campaign sent out multiple flyers to supporters and potential donors that talked about ‘making history’ on election night at the glitzy Trump International DC Hotel, advisers said.
‘November 3rd will go down in history as the night we won FOUR MORE YEARS,’ one flyer said. ‘It will be absolutely EPIC, and the only thing that could make it better is having YOU there. Join us on election night.’
Trump is said to be recreating events that helped him win in 2016, and has gone so far as surrounding himself with people he was with during that election in the hopes of repeating his success.
He has repeatedly attacked Joe Biden’s son Hunter over an alleged email scandal in the same way he targeted Hillary Clinton over her own email misdeeds in 2016.
Trump’s canceled bash had been the subject of concerns that his family was once again using its own property to host events taxpayers would ultimately fund.
It also may have been in violation of coronavirus restrictions, which limit gatherings to 50 people.
There are new polls that show Biden up by 8 percentage points over Trump nationwide, with the Democratic candidate leading in Republican states like Texas and Georgia.
Trump’s dependency on other red states like Ohio and Pennsylvania seems to be faltering as well, as Biden is polling ahead of the president in those as well.
Trump tweeted messages on Friday that seemed to completely ignore any polling numbers.
‘Way ahead in Texas,’ Trump said. ‘Watch the great red wave.’ Pollsters say the delay in counting postal votes could lead to a ‘red mirage,’ which could give Trump a fake lead from votes cast on election day itself.
Early voting is at record voting, signaling a higher turnout, with over 75 million ballots already cast.
The winner of the election is set to be called on Tuesday, November 3.
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