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Earlier this year, Smartmatic settled a defamation lawsuit against right-wing outlet Newsmax, which also gave a platform to Trump’s falsehoods and did not acknowledge that Biden was president-elect for more than a month after the election was called.

President-elect Trump opposed it and called on Republicans to “kill” the bill.

President-elect Donald Trump in his first term as president sent out two stimulus checks to millions of Americans during the pandemic, part of the federal government's goal of keeping consumers financially afloat during the crisis.

While the president-elect was criticized for treating economic relief born of an act of Congress as a personal payment to Americans, his signature’s presence on the checks had staying power.

Gabon's president-elect Gen Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema was among those to pay tribute to Boupendza, describing him as "a talented centre-forward who brought honour to Gabonese football".