Trump Pressed on Whether He Would Commit To a Peaceful Transfer of Power
2020 Election,Donald Trump,White House,Politics
President Donald Trump did not commit to ensuring there is a peaceful transfer of power after the presidential election in November.
During a press conference on Wednesday, Trump was asked, “Win, lose, or draw in this election, will you commit here today for a peaceful transferral of power after the election? … Will you commit to making sure that there is a peaceful transferral of power after the election?”
“Well, we’re going to have to see what happens,” Trump responded. “You know that I’ve been complaining very strongly about the ballots. And the ballots are a disaster.”
He added, “Get rid of the ballots and you’ll have a very peaceful … there won’t be a transfer, frankly, there’ll be a continuation. The ballots are out of control.”
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