President Trump, six weeks from election day and behind in the polls, refused Wednesday to commit to a peaceful transfer of power should he lose the November election.
President Trump refused Wednesday to commit to giving up power should he lose the November race, adding to concerns that a contested election could lead to a constitutional crisis and a unique challenge to the nation’s democracy.
When a reporter noted the already combustible American landscape and asked Trump whether he would “commit here today for a peaceful transfer of all power after the election,” the president declined to do so. Andrew Bates, a campaign spokesman, cited Biden’s statement on July 19. “The American people will decide this election,” he said at the time. “And the United States government is perfectly capable of escorting trespassers out of the White House.”Trump’s declaration that “there won’t be a transfer” alarmed election experts, even those inured to“In case anyone is unclear on the concept, in the United States of America, we do not ‘get rid of’ ballots. We count them,”Ellen L.
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