Does tRump have to concede before Inaugaration Day if Biden

[BigmanPigman]

wins or is that one of those norms he ignores?

[madaboutharry]

1. No one cares what he does.

Trump who?

[getagrip_already]

2. nope, he doesn't need to a danged thing except leave the wh. n/t

[Chichiri]

9. He doesn't even have to do that, technically.

If Joe feels like letting him stay and play make-believe, he can run the nation from Delaware just fine.

[getagrip_already]

14. technically, he does.....

Being a civilian a the wh requires a security clearance. No exceptions.

He won't have one, and couldn't get one because he a national security risk.

[Chichiri]

18. Fair point, but he still doesn't have to leave.

Between the Secret Service and the custodial staff, they surely have enough beefy men to carry his fat ass out the door.

[getagrip_already]

21. he can always test gravity also....... n/t

[Codeine]

32. Actually, I think they keep their clearance

unless it is specifically revoked by the new President. Trump allowed Obama to maintain his, for example.

[Laffy Kat]

3. He'll never concede. nt

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[Walleye]

4. He won't concede and no one will care

[left-of-center2012]

5. No

My understanding is that Trump's term expires at noon on inauguration day.

Concession or no concession.

[hedda_foil]

6. It's a norm so he'll ignore it. Of course, if it were a law, he'd still ignore it.

[Statistical]

7. He should concede but he likely never will. No part of the process requires a concession speach.

Likewise all prior Presidents have attended their successor's inauguration. Trump should do that. He likely won't. No part of the inauguration process requires that.

If Trump doesn't concede or attend the inauguration then he will be the only piece of shit in American history to do that. History will not be kind to Trump.

[Cha]

15. America and the World will be so much

better if he & mrs trump stay away from Joe Biden's & Kamala'Harris' Beautiful Inauguration.

[llmart]

27. +1

I don't want to see his or her ugly mugs ever again and yes, don't spoil the BIGGLIEST party we'll ever have!

[Cha]

33. lol.. EXACTLY!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

8. No. Concession is merely a courtesy, and we all know Trump doesn't do courtesy.

But Biden wins whether or not Fat Nixon ever concedes. Trump is the spoiled brat kid who knocks the game to the floor when he loses at Monopoly.

[hlthe2b]

10. He never has to concede. The wheels of democracy will move ahead without him.

[Windy City Charlie]

11. A normal candidate

A normal candidate would....but, as we well know, Trump is anything but normal. I wouldn't be surprised Trump attempts to put HIS hand on the bible during Biden's swearing in during the inauguration.

[Mike 03]

12. Nope. Roy Moore never conceded, and no one gives a shit!

[C_U_L8R]

13. He'll lose whether he concedes or not

It's not up to him and he's not in control of anything to do with it. The more he digs his heels in, the more harm he inflicts on himself and his supporters.

[exboyfil]

16. All a concession does is signal that

there will be no legal appeals and hopefully the incumbent will work with the successor on transition.

Trump, in theory, can sit in the Oval Office eating KFC up until 12 noon on Jan. 20th.

[Demsrule86]

17. It doesn't matter if he concedes.

[getagrip_already]

19. What do you think the chances are he will offer the obligatory tour of the wh?

Outgoing presidents always give a tour to the new potus and flotus. Obama did it for trump, as much as it must have galled him.

Trump? Never happen.

[llmart]

29. Biden doesn't need a tour.

He has probably been there a gazillion times.

Like the rest of us, he doesn't need a damned thing from Trump.

[Voltaire2]

20. concessions are not part of the constitutional process.

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The EC votes. The vote results delivered to congress, counted, and the candidate with 270 or more votes is the winner. End of story.

[bearsfootball516]

22. He doesn't have to concede, nor will he.

He'll never admit that he lost.

[beachbumbob]

23. Does not fucking matter

[Tarc]

24. If the presidency is still unsettled by Inauguration Day...

[W_HAMILTON]

25. His concession means nothing.

As someone once eloquently said, "you don't leave the office -- the office leaves you."

Biden will win, he will be elected president in the Electoral College, he will be inaugurated, and Trump will go -- whether it be willingly or not.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

26. No, and conceding would hurt his new brand as 'president in exile.' (If things go as the seem.)

That's the rock on which he'll build his new media empire, which will also fill the gap left by the soon-to-be-late Rush Limbaugh.

[sarcasmo]

28. Trump will be drug out of the White House on January 20th.

[Trumpocalypse]

30. No

It's not legally required. It's just a tradition.

[Withywindle]

31. Conceding is a social grace meant to show class and honor and respect for the opponent

Since Trump has none of those things and doesn't even understand what they are, he may not concede at all. Doesn't matter.

[11 Bravo]

34. A concession is not Constitutionally required. It's simple common decency that ...

candidates have adhered to for decades.
Ergo, Trump won't do it.

[lettucebe]

35. He does not need to concede. No one needs to concede. It's a formality, a courtesy, which obviously

he is incapable of doing. It is not required, nor does it matter to anyone.

[Talitha]

36. He'll poop on the Oval Office rug as he leaves...

Just to keep his name in the news, ya know.