Slovenia’s Prime Minister, Janez Janša has congratulated US president Donald Trump, for ”winning” the 2020 U.S. presidential election before the election result has been confirmed.
The presidential election results are still being collated but results show Joe Biden winning even though Trump has a major lead in key battleground states.
Trump has already claimed victory and threatened to go to the supreme Court to contest the results while Biden has urged his supporters to be patient.
Janša, the Prime Minister of Slovenia, where Trump’s wife, Melania hails from, tweeted a congratulatory message on Wednesday morning while election results are still being collated.
“It’s pretty clear that American people have elected @realDonaldTrump @Mike_Pence for #4moreyears. More delays and facts denying from #MSM, bigger the final triumph for #POTUS. Congratulations @GOP for strong results across the #US @idualliance,” the PM tweeted.
It’s pretty clear that American people have elected @realDonaldTrump @Mike_Pence for #4moreyears. More delays and facts denying from #MSM, bigger the final triumph for #POTUS. Congratulations @GOP for strong results across the #US @idualliance pic.twitter.com/vzSwt9TBeF
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— Janez Janša (@JJansaSDS) November 4, 2020
A final verdict on who wins the presidency could take days or weeks depending on how the vote-counting, recounts and court battles play out.
However, outrage has followed the congratulatory message sent to Trump by the Slovenian PM.
Many have called for Slovenia to be excluded from the European Union (EU).
Sir, what on earth are you doing?
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— Wolfgang Blau (@wblau) November 4, 2020
Can we please exclude Slovenia from the EU? I thought, at least Europe still knows what a democracy is?!
— Heiko Hamann (@SwarmDynamics) November 4, 2020
You may have missed the memo, but in the EU we wait for the counting of votes to be finished before we congratulate anyone lest you end up with egg on your face.
— The Olifant On Standby👙 (@TheOlifant) November 4, 2020
As a member of the European Union, I would be cautious about publicly announcing the interests of the Kremlin.
— Guest 🇺🇸🌊🇪🇺 (@Gast5502) November 4, 2020
It's your own country you're damaging here, you absolute fool.
— Ben Stanley (@BDStanley) November 4, 2020
We should have checked whether you understood the basic concepts of democracy before we invited #Slovenia to join #Europe. An #election is not over, when a candidate declares himself a winner. It's over when every vote is counted. Just because #trump married a Slovenian model… pic.twitter.com/oja7jGBLdV
— Gabriele Lange (@Frau_Lange) November 4, 2020
