Trump refuses to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Washington Post

Election live updates: Trump won’t commit to peaceful transfer of power; Biden makes appeal to Black voters in N.C.

By
Colby Itkowitz,
Felicia Sonmez,
John Wagner and
Emily Guskin
September 23, 2020 at 6:18 p.m. CDT

President Trump held a news conference at the White House in which he responded to a question about whether he would agree to a peaceful transfer of power by saying, “Well, we’re going to have to see what happens." Earlier in the day, he predicted the election would end up in the Supreme Court.

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden made an appeal Wednesday to Black voters in North Carolina, promoting his plans for improving education and housing disparities as he made his first trip to the battleground state since the primaries. President Trump has heavily targeted the state.

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6:18 p.m.
Trump refuses to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses
By Colby Itkowitz

Trump refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses the election, asserting that if he doesn’t win, it will be because of fraudulent mail-in voting. There is no evidence of widespread fraud in voting by mail.

“Well, we’re going to have to see what happens. You know that I’ve been complaining very strongly about the ballots and the ballots are a disaster — " Trump began when asked during a White House news briefing whether he’d ensure a peaceful transition.

“I understand that, but people are rioting, do you commit to making sure that there’s a peaceful transferral of power?” the reporter pressed.

“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 said. “The ballots are out of control. You know it. And you know who knows it better than anybody else? The Democrats know it better than anybody else.”

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2020/09/23/trump-biden-supreme-court-live-updates/#link-73GGQBIQD5GX7JIZE5Z6VNZXRU

[dhill926]

1. then we'll go Mussolini on your ass...

your choice, asshole....

[Augiedog]

4. Is there a lamppost strong enough?

[Fullduplexxx]

2. Well if he loses he will no longer be president he will be only a trespasser

[Illumination]

23. Ah...The visual on that...being handcuffed & escorted (or dragged) off the W.H. grounds!...

That would truly be priceless!...

[Fullduplexxx]

25. Remember he told the police dont be so nice

[Illumination]

26. That's right. So maybe we'll need to do some waterboarding to him so he can feel some

empathy! After that we'll put him on the rack to stretch him out since he's got a thing about being tall. Then we'll inject him with a disinfectant. If he's still alive we could throw him in a dog kennel @ the border. We'll get the doctor (that did the hysterectomies) to remove his weiner & jewels. We could then toss him out in the hot Mexican desert without any food or water & hope the vultures or gangs finish him off...

[maddogesq]

35. I like this idea...

[Augiedog]

3. He looses, which he will, he GOES.

[world wide wally]

5. Then we'll do it unpeacefully

[sprinkleeninow]

10. 'it' yakking on teevee multiple channels--clips of 'it' saying this

['it' not looking well...]

[TeamPooka]

6. Okay Trump. Let me know how many Republicans have to die for us to get our country back.

[ArizonaLib]

7. I think a scene of him being physically removed will be more embarrassing

Especially if the Senate turns. It will be more infamous than Nixon's victory gesture as he left the property - our property.

[dweller]

13. that clip that film that media

will be played till it's worn out .. i'll save it for forever

✌🏼

[maxsolomon]

8. His answers are non-sensical.

"The Ballots are a disaster"? "Ballots are out of control"? Which Ballots? Where? Why?

"Get rid of the Ballots"? What? THAT IS HOW VOTES ARE CAST.

What the fuck is he talking about? No one knows anything about what he's implying, including reporters, Democrats, AND HIS OWN STAFF.

[LisaL]

14. I am assuming he means mail in ballots.

Lots of people requested absentee ballots, majority of them democrats (Trump scared off many republicans from requesting mail in ballots). Get rid of those, problem solved, for Trump that is.

[maxsolomon]

15. I'm sick of us all filling in the blanks for him,

and ONE follow up question, essentially a repeat of the original question, being considered a "challenge".

EVERY FUCKING REPORTER should ask WTF are you talking about? Be specific.

My entire state votes by mail and has for years. There are no issues with mail-in ballots. He is completely full of shit, if that's even what he was talking about.

[C Moon]

19. "I'm sick of us all filling in the blanks for him" Agreeeeeed!

[Illumination]

24. The guy is kookier than a cuckoo clock!...

[Thekaspervote]

30. Any ballot that isn't marked for his traitorous ass!

[Wash. state Desk Jet]

31. He talks like a tough guy in public

in his comfort zone away from public view when his thoughts and fears catch up with him ,he is a whimpering coward. The most they do is catch him in the act. And if he cannot lie his way around it, he will simply walk away. And that's about it.

[Baked Potato]

9. Then, he becomes a terrorist.

[progressive nobody]

11. This first should scare everyone shitless THAN mad as help!

[bucolic_frolic]

12. Trump is leading a coup /nt

[C_U_L8R]

16. Joe Biden will drag him out by the ear

and kick him in the ass on his way down the front steps.

[Miguelito Loveless]

17. The man is literally stating his intention

to overthrow the Republic, and I keep hearing people say that it cannot happen.

[sarcasmo]

18. "Freeze the vote count in place on election day" via lawsuit will be Trump's move.

[C Moon]

20. What they hell are they asking that question for anyway?

They are trying to make it acceptable if it happens.
EVERYONE knows this election, if fair, will be the biggest blow out in the history of the U.S., so now the media has to try to level the playing surface so Trump looks sane.

[chriscan64]

40. Exactly, stop teeing up this "answer".

It won't be any different than the last 50 times the question was asked. If he loses the election, he will not be the president whether he "accepts" it or not.

[C Moon]

41. There you go! That's a perfect way to put it: they are teeing up the answer.

They do that a lot for him.

[King_Klonopin]

42. Right! If you feel compelled to ask a surreal question like that,

then the question itself reveals how low we have sunk as a nation.

If you have to ask, we are doomed. We have jumped into the abyss --
or were pushed into it.

We should never have to ask a president if he plans to follow the rule
of law -- a basic expectation of a civilized homo sapiens -- or if he plans
to act like an antisocial lunatic. WTF is going on?!

The answer was even more insane than the question. Trump should have
been dragged away to a mental institution or to jail right on the spot.

The atavistic regression of our nation and "generation of swine" which
Hunter Thompson warned us about years ago has been made manifest
in Trump, the insane scapegoat for the sins of our nation who has come
back to trample on us and whatever remains of our human decency.

"We have descended to the level of dumb beasts."

[C Moon]

43. You put my feelings into one post.

Imagine if Trump appeared in say, the 1960 election. He'd have been thrown out of every party.

[kansasobama]

21. Do Cuban Americans from Florida still want Trump?

Trump is a dictator. Why do you think he is not worse than Castro?

[PSPS]

33. They (the few remaining) prefer corrupt dictators like Batista

It was Batista's thorough corruption that gave birth to the Castro movement.

[Hulk]

22. Fook him...

Then he can go down like a fascist pig fool. I don’t get all this hysteria. If he loses...he loses. His cult can go jump off a bridge, because the country is returning to a normal land where there are problems to deal with, but they are actually going to be dealt with in an adult, mature manner.

Fuck this pile of orange shit fungus, and fuck his sick, twisted cult of enabling fascist swine.

[LovingA2andMI]

27. Folks Better Get Ready....

The End is Likely Here. Still Vote but Prepare.

[Evolve Dammit]

28. Boots on, or boots off. Your pick Cheetolini.

[yaesu]

29. The Election That Could Break America- The Atlantic

If the vote is close, Donald Trump could easily throw the election into chaos and subvert the result. Who will stop him?

There is a cohort of close observers of our presidential elections, scholars and lawyers and political strategists, who find themselves in the uneasy position of intelligence analysts in the months before 9/11. As November 3 approaches, their screens are blinking red, alight with warnings that the political system does not know how to absorb. They see the obvious signs that we all see, but they also know subtle things that most of us do not. Something dangerous has hove into view, and the nation is lurching into its path.

The danger is not merely that the 2020 election will bring discord. Those who fear something worse take turbulence and controversy for granted. The coronavirus pandemic, a reckless incumbent, a deluge of mail-in ballots, a vandalized Postal Service, a resurgent effort to suppress votes, and a trainload of lawsuits are bearing down on the nation’s creaky electoral machinery.

Something has to give, and many things will, when the time comes for casting, canvassing, and certifying the ballots. Anything is possible, including a landslide that leaves no doubt on Election Night. But even if one side takes a commanding early lead, tabulation and litigation of the “overtime count”—millions of mail-in and provisional ballots—could keep the outcome unsettled for days or weeks.

If we are lucky, this fraught and dysfunctional election cycle will reach a conventional stopping point in time to meet crucial deadlines in December and January. The contest will be decided with sufficient authority that the losing candidate will be forced to yield. Collectively we will have made our choice—a messy one, no doubt, but clear enough to arm the president-elect with a mandate to govern.

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/11/what-if-trump-refuses-concede/616424/

[LudwigPastorius]

32. Hey, Trump.

Your Justice Department and Your 6-3 Supreme Court majority will not stop the American people from removing your fat, spotty ass from the White House.

You shouldn't have shit all over the military the past 4 years, because when push comes to shove, their loyalty is to the Constitution...and they've got more firepower than all the brain-dead MAGATs at your disposal.

[DeminPennswoods]

34. Listen to Pelosi, she reminds us it's yet another distration

from Trump.

[PSPS]

37. I agree

Trump has to dial up the crazy to keep the spotlight off that enormous pile of dead bodies on the white house lawn, and the media is only too happy to oblige.

[PSPS]

36. Trump knows how to play the media and the media keeps falling for it with stories like this.

Or maybe the media is just using it (gratefully) to gin up drama for viewers/ratings. Gotta keep the spotlight on trump. Keep viewers glued to (the advertisers.)

OMG! HE WON'T LEAVE!!11!! TUNE IN FOR TOMORROW'S EXCITING EPISODE OF THE APPRENTICE: EVEN CRAZIER EDITION!!!1111!!!!!1

Remember: "It may not be good for America, but it's damn good for CBS." - Les Moonves, former CBS head

[DeminPennswoods]

38. Michael Cohen's book shows this to be true

- in spades.

Whatever you might think of Cohen, his book is great insight into how Trump operates. Highly recommend reading it. It, along with Mary Trump's book, gives nearly a complete picture of the real Donald Trump.

[BlueWavePsych]

39. There is always the 82nd Airborne Division

Recently, two retired Army officers speculated about deploying a brigade from the 82nd Airborne Division to overpower Trump's "private army" that they believe the defeated president will use to try to cling to office. Another retired officer, a former chief of staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell, imagined the military in battle with armed Trump supporters, the result being that "all bets are off as to how much blood might flow."

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/coup-porn-resistance-sees-military-removing-trump-from-office

[CrispyQ]

44. He's sweating the upcoming debate with Biden.

He's also seen the incredible turnout for early voting. He knows he's going to lose. Bigly. That's not to say he won't steal it, but he knows people hate him & want him gone. He's historically unpopular and hasn't built his base up by one single person.