Twitter Abuzz With News, Reactions On US Presidential Election

By V.Sankara KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 4 (Bernama) – The United States (US) presidential election is trending on Twitter where many Malaysians are following closely the hard-fought match-up between Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democratic Party nominee Joe Biden. Many of them took to Twitter to express their eagerness to know the outcome of the election, which is taking place against the historic backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic – with the superpower being the most-affected country to date. #Election2020, #USAElections2020 and #Vote2020 are among top trending hashtags in Twitter with regards to the election. Hakimi Hamizi shared: Please tell me that I’m not the only one who is nervous with the #USAElections2020 even I’m not an American,” he wrote under the Twitter handle @theamazingkimi. Another Twitter user @akashboparai shared: “Why am I getting nervous for USA? Whatever go vote #USA Elections2020. Meanwhile, Twitter user @niquole shared: I’ve never felt so excited about any election before, not even my own country! Americans, Red or Blue wave this time. “Me not American, but always following updates about #Elections2020,” tweeted @IzulAzrii, whereas @tineswary said: I am kinda excited with USA Election results. With a record 35 million in-person early voting and 65 million ballots cast by mail due to the coronavirus, more than 100 million Americans voted early this year, while more than 50 million are expected to cast ballots in person on Election Day. According to the Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Centre, more than 9.3 million positive tests for the coronavirus disease have been registered in the United States, the most of any country in the world. The US also has the world's highest COVID-19 death toll, as more than 231,700 people have died due to complications from the disease. -- BERNAMA