Trump Won’t Commit To A ‘Peaceful Transfer Of Power’ If He Loses Election
During a press conference on Wednesday, President Trump declined to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses the presidential election to Joe Biden in November.
When asked if he will leave the White House peacefully, if he loses the election, Trump responded, “Well, we’re going to have to see what happens. You know that.” Pressed further, Trump added: “We’ll want to have — get rid of the ballots and you’ll have a very — we’ll have a very peaceful — there won’t be a transfer, frankly. There’ll be a continuation.”
Trump made similar remarks back in June when Fox News’ Chris Wallace asked whether he would accept the election results, Trump said he would “have to see” and claimed that mail-in voting will “rig the election,” NBC News notes.
As ABC News reports, on Wednesday night, Biden gave a brief response on the tarmac in Delaware, to Trump’s refusal to commit to a peaceful transition of power: “What country are we in? I’m being facetious. I said, what country are we in? Look, he says the most irrational things. I… I don’t know what to say about it, but it doesn’t surprise me,” Biden said.
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