Trump refuses to commit to a peaceful transition of power after Election Day - CNNPolitics - 0 views
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President Donald Trump on Wednesday would not commit to providing a peaceful transition of power after Election Day, lending further fuel to concerns he may not relinquish his office should he lose in November.
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"(G)et rid of the ballots and you'll have a very ... there won't be a transfer, frankly. There'll be a continuation," he added, saying "the ballots are out of control."
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His reluctance to commit to a peaceful transition was rooted in what he said were concerns about ballots, extending his false assertion that widespread mail-in voting is rife with fraud.
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"You know that I've been complaining very strongly about the ballots and the ballots are a disaster,"
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"Fundamental to democracy is the peaceful transition of power; without that, there is Belarus," Romney tweeted. "Any suggestion that a president might not respect this Constitutional guarantee is both unthinkable and unacceptable."
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Trump has previously said his rival Joe Biden would only prevail in November if the election is "rigged,"
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Democrats have long fretted that Trump may attempt to cling to power using the authorities of the president.