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Donald Trump, the president of the United States, has lashed out at Honduras’ announcement to conduct a manual recount of the votes cast for the November 30 presidential election.

As it began the count, the National Electoral Council (CNE) called for “patience” on Tuesday. The two frontrunners were locked in a “technical tie” prior to a previous announcement that a partial digital count had caused.

Trump blasted the election officials for “trying to change” the outcome of the election in a tirade on social media late on Monday, and vehemently retaliated against a flimsy candidate’s victory in a tight race that has been plagued by issues with the results website.

After 57 percent of the ballots had been tallied, CNE head Ana Paola Hall reported that Nasry Asfura, a candidate who supports Donald Trump, was trailing Salvador Nasralla by only 515 votes.

We must remain calm, be patient, and wait until the CNE is finished counting, she said, “Faced with this technical tie.”

The special counting procedure will be conducted in order to finish the general count later.

Hell to pay, exactly?

Trump responded by posting a message on his Truth Social platform claiming the CNE had “abruptly stopped counting” the votes in the run-up to the election by saying that he had threatened to stop aid to Honduras if National Party candidate Asfura were not elected.

He argued that the officials’ requirement to finish the count and that “democracy must prevail” was imperative.

He wrote, “Looks like Honduras is trying to influence the outcome of their presidential election.” There will be hell to pay if they do it!

Trump’s vocal support for Asfura, the former mayor of Tegucigalpa, and his statement that the US could work with him to combat drug trafficking was a big part of the campaign.

His remarks came after he threatened to withdraw from La Libertad Avanza, a movement that led to a similar incident in Argentina’s legislative elections in October.

With more than 40% of the vote, Milei’s party won.

Trump had announced on Friday that he would pardon former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez despite supporting Asfura’s anticipated contribution to Trump’s so-called “war on drugs.”

Hernandez is currently serving a 45-year prison sentence for drug trafficking and firearms charges in the US as the nation’s first president to join the National Party.

Nasralla asserts to be ahead.

Nasralla, Asfura’s rival, announced on X that his rival had 44.6 percent of the vote, according to internal projections.

He said, “We are just projecting the results that will be fed into the CNE,” which was met with criticism from Asfura’s National Party for intervening prior to the final vote count.

Former baseball player Robin Smith, 62, has passed away, according to his former team Hampshire.

On Tuesday, Hampshire posted the news of the passing of legendary batter Robin Smith on the social media platform X. “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of legendary batter Robin Smith.

Smith, a child of British parents, scored 13 centuries for England playing 62 Tests and 71 one-day internationals (ODIs).

He revealed his personal struggles in British newspapers only last week and admitted to having depression and drinking after retiring.

Smith became a dominant middle-order batter known for his striking ability against fast bowlers. When he was dropped after a series in South Africa in 1995-1996, he averaged 43.67 in tests, which is the highest mark among all contemporary England players.

He was England’s best batter at the time, in the 1980s and 1990s, according to a tearful Kevan James, Smith’s former Hampshire teammate, who was tearful.

In a time when the West Indies had a lot of fast bowlers, he was a super player. One of the few England batters who fought back and basically delivered what he could.

Chris Smith, a brother of Smith, who played his final Test at Leeds two years before making his England debut there in 1988, was Smith’s brother.

Smith, who was nicknamed “The Judge” for having curly hair that resembled a judge’s wig, scored 175 against the West Indies in Antigua in 1994, the same Test where Brian Lara ran a record-breaking 375 runs.

Smith also had a 167 against Australia in 1993, which was the highest innings by an England player in an ODI until 2016, when Alex Hales scored 171 against Pakistan.

According to England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chair Richard Thompson, “Robin Smith was a player who stood toe to toe with some of the world’s fastest bowlers, meeting stretches of hostile fast bowling with a defiant smile and an incredible resilience.”

“He did it in a way that gave England fans unmatched entertainment and great pride.”