Politics

Trump campaign fights to stop Michigan recount

The Trump campaign has filed an objection to Green Party candidate Jill Stein’s recount request in Michigan.

The state’s “voters should not risk having the Electoral College door knocked off its hinges all because a 1% candidate is dissatisfied with the election’s outcome,” reads the objection, according to the Detroit Free Press.

“Given her tiny vote total, (Green Party presidential candidate Jill) Stein does not and could not possibly allege a good faith belief that she may have won the state of Michigan,” the objection states.

The recount, scheduled to start Friday, is partly funded by Stein.

It has now been delayed until next week, a potentially big deal since the final tally has to be completed by Dec. 13 under federal regulations.

The Green Party candidate is obligated to fork over $973,250 to help pay for the recount, which is also being supported by the campaign of Hillary Clinton.

Trump won the state by a 10,704-vote margin out of 4.8 million cast.

Stein received 51,463 ballots, or 1.1 percent of the vote.

A spokesman for the Clinton campaign did not explain how it planned to support the effort, though a sign-up sheet on the its website is seeking volunteers.