In Arizona, disrupted count, Fox News crew evacuated because of armed...

A counting office in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona, had to briefly shut down as Fox News reporters were evacuated, under pressure from pro-Trump activists. Some of them were armed according to the press.

A counting office in the vicinity of Phoenix in the state of Arizona had to briefly suspend all counting on Wednesday evening (local time, Thursday morning in France), the time for the police to put their assessors to safety. Fox News reporters who were reporting on the spot had to leave the scene under escort.

These measures were taken due to the hostile presence of some fifty supporters of Donald Trump, some of whom were armed according to the press. A further illustration of the tension surrounding this presidential election which drags on but seems to be tilting in recent hours in favor of Joe Biden.

“Shame on Fox News”

“It is mainly men who are present around this polling station”, described this Thursday morning on BFMTV our journalist specializing in international issues, Patrick Sauce.

“The carrying of weapons is completely authorized in Arizona. And journalists who were able to squeeze in this small crowd of 50-60 people affirmed that they were armed. And thus for reasons of security this office in this Phoenix suburban decisive county has had to shut down, ”he explained.

On the images showing the evacuation of the reporters, we do not distinguish any weapons.

On the other hand, we can clearly hear the cries of “Fake News” being launched. “Shame on Fox!” (“Shame on Fox News”) even chanted some pro-Trump present at the scene.

This anger against the very conservative chain Fox News is explained by the fact that it has already attributed to Joe Biden, in its projections, the traditionally republican state of Arizona and its eleven voters.

On this specific state, Fox News even takes speed CNN, which has not yet decided the case of Arizona.

“It tightens a bit”

The electoral situation still very tangled in Arizona and the national context does not help matters, while the camp of the outgoing president multiplies the appeals in several decisive states, evokes “frauds”, and requests the stop of certain accounts.

Promised to Joe Biden from Tuesday night to Wednesday, Arizona is still swinging. According to CNN, after the counting of 84% of the ballots, Joe Biden currently accumulates 50.7% of the votes cast against 47.9% devolved at this stage to the outgoing president.

The gap between the two candidates has recently narrowed in this state. “It is tightening a bit in Arizona. The margins are incredibly narrow in certain key states”, explained the correspondent of BFMTV in the United States, Jean-Bernard Cadier.