Donald Trump tweeted this morning that "they are trying to STEAL the Election". Of course, the man trying to steal the election is the candidate of the far right, Donald Trump. He now wants to go to the Supreme Court to stop the counting of ballots. I have no faith that Joe Biden or the Democratic Party can stop this election from being stolen. It was their dreadful pro-big business, corporate campaign that let Donald Trump get this close in the first place. I support the call of the Socialist Alternative organisation in the United States for mass demonstrations and civil disobedience should he try to steal the election.

The programme for Government says that we will "Strongly advocate for democracy and democratic values". I hear muttering from some Trump supporters on the floor of the Dáil, by the way, but this is what the programme for Government says. Will the Taoiseach also support the call for mass demonstrations and civil disobedience should Trump try to steal the election?

First of all, the election is not over. The last time I listened to coverage of it was early this morning and it seemed the race was going to be very tight and there were many votes yet to be counted. The United States is one of the oldest democracies in the world. It has always managed its elections in a peaceful and democratic way and I have no doubt that this will also be the case on this occasion. We should not jump to conclusions. It is a fraught time for all of those involved in the election. It is a tense time, given how close it is. The sensible thing to do is to allow the electoral process in the United States to take its course. We will see, perhaps later this week, who has actually won the election.