Trump Refuses to Commit to Peaceful Transfer of Power if He Loses Election

What's the story?

• President Donald Trump refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power should he lose the November election to Democratic challenger Joe Biden.

“We’re going to have to see what happens. You know that I have been complaining very strongly about the ballots and the ballots are a disaster.”

• Trump continues to claim, without evidence, that mail-in ballots will result in a "rigged election" and widespread voter fraud.
• “You get rid of the ballots, you’ll have a very peaceful, there won’t be a transfer, frankly. There will 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.”

• Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) swiftly condemned Trump's remarks, tweeting, "This is how democracy dies."

• A number of high-profile Republicans also condemned Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power, with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell tweeting:

"The winner of the November 3rd election will be inaugurated on January 20th. There will be an orderly transition just as there has been every four years since 1792."

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—Josh Herman