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Totally Tunsie

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22. He has stated agreement to an ORDERLY transition,

Reply to Doreen (Reply #20)

Wed Jan 13, 2021, 02:12 PM

Jan 2021

but I've never heard him use the word "peaceful".

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/07/trump-transition-of-power-455721

President Donald Trump early Thursday morning acknowledged for the first time he will leave office and agreed to an orderly transition of power, bringing an end to an unprecedented and chaotic chapter in U.S. history and a presidential term that supporters and foes alike agree was among the country’s most consequential.

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He has stated agreement to an ORDERLY transition, Totally Tunsie Jan 2021 #22

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