Fact check: Trump does not have the constitutional authority to postpone or delay a U.S. election—any such move would have to be approved by the two houses of Congress.
Of course, Trump’s comments ignore the all-important fact that he does not have the constitutional authority to postpone or delay a U.S. election—any such move would have to be approved by the two houses of Congress.
A recent tweet from Elizabeth Warren indicated the unlikelihood of this possibility, with the Massachusetts senator and former Democratic candidate calling on government agencies “to not allow their departments to be turned into Trump’s own personal militia—especially in the event Trump loses the election in November and refuses to leave office peacefully.”
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