Trump Prematurely Claims Victory in 4 Swing States As Networks Project Potentially Decisive Michigan Loss

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President Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed premature victories in four key swing states, despite votes still being counted, and media outlets projecting a win for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden in one of them.

Trump claimed wins in Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina and Pennsylvania. The networks have already called Michigan for Biden, and the other three states are still undergoing vote tallies in tight races.

"We have claimed, for Electoral Vote purposes, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (which won't allow legal observers) the State of Georgia, and the State of North Carolina, each one of which has a BIG Trump lead. Additionally, we hereby claim the State of Michigan if, in fact...," Trump wrote in a tweet. "There was a large number of secretly dumped ballots as has been widely reported."

The New York Times has recently published a tracker, showing which media and news outlets have called the presidential race in each state, and according to this tracker, no media outlets have made an official call in Pennsylvania, Georgia and North Carolina.

U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump look on as Vice President Mike Pence (not pictured) speaks on election night in the East Room of the White House in the early morning... Chip Somodevilla/Getty

Meanwhile, several media outlets, such as CNN, Fox News the Decision Desk HQ, have called a Biden victory in Michigan.

Trump's tweets have also been flagged by Twitter, stating that, "some or all of the content shared in this Tweet is disputed and might be misleading about an election or civic processes."

Newsweek reached out to Trump's campaign for comment.

While Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Georgia have not officially been called, the incumbent Republican president is currently ahead in these three swing states.

According to the Associated Press, Trump is currently leading Biden by four points in Pennsylvania, which currently has 86 percent of votes reported. In both Georgia and North Carolina, Trump is currently ahead by 1.4 points, according to the AP, with 96 percent of votes reported in Georgia and 94 percent in North Carolina.

This is not the first time Trump has suggested a premature victory in the 2020 Election.

While speaking at the White House on early Wednesday morning, Trump criticized Democrats, saying that they were trying to "disenfranchise" his own supporters and referred to the election as "an embarrassment to our country."

"We were getting ready to win this election," Trump said. "Frankly, we did win this election."

His premature claim of winning the election was met by backlash from a number of lawmakers, such as former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum, both of which have previously expressed support for the president.

If Trump's claim turns out to be correct, he would secure a total of 51 electoral votes, with 20 from Pennsylvania, 15 from North Carolina and 16 from Georgia.