Trump refuses to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses [View all]

[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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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.”

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