Asked if he will leave the White House peacefully, if he loses the election, Trump responded,"Well, we're going to have to see what happens. You know that."
When pressed for a second time if he would"commit to making sure that there's a peaceful transferral of power," Trump again turned to ballots, but this time as an answer suggesting that there won't be a transfer of power if there are no ballots. Trump's lack of commitment to a peaceful transfer of power is unprecedented. A peaceful transition is a key aspect of American democracy. Even President Richard Nixon, during his first Inaugural Address in 1969, commented on the peaceful transfer of power, saying,"In the orderly transfer of power, we celebrate the unity that keeps us free."President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Sept. 23, 2020, in Washington.
In response to Trump's comments on committing to a peaceful transition of power, former Vice President Joe Biden's campaign is referring reporters back to a statement issued on July 19, when Trump gave a similar answer about accepting the results of the election to Fox News' Chris Wallace.
No ones HEALTH is in danger when we go vote!!! What?!!! You gotta be kidding me, like when you went to hair salon with no mask!!!
Pelosi is a liar and complete lunatic! Remove her.... she is a threat to our REPUBLIC!
Pelosi is an idiot. It’s difficult hearing her speak! She could care less about this country.
Useless
The real surprise is you think you are going to still be in office after 40 days! You are a drunken old lush that needs treatment! We the people will make sure Dems are done the same way you all saw to it we did not get a second check. Trump 2020
SpeakerPelosi is a old burned out hippy
. When are you Nancy Pelosi going to commit to a peaceful transfer of power for the 2016 election. Time is running out.
SpeakerPelosi I wouldn’t get ahead myself Sweetheart! We silent majority will make sure president Trump is re-elected! TeamTrump POTUS realDonaldTrump
He worries about socialism this is a clear shot at DICTATORSHIP !!! He claims to be a law& order President that is only when it suits him !! The real Virus sits in the Oval office ! Has the FDA come up with a anti-Trump Virus ! I have Biden-2020 !!
PALOUSIE you need to be removed.
The Capitol Police had better be ready to escort Trump out of the White House, because he won't leave voluntarily. I'd check his pockets too; God only knows what he'll steal on the way out.
Define peaceful Check the accuracy of the voting? To the other degree have to be escorted out of the whitehouse. You all jump to conclusions and you should all be ashamed of yourself SMH
I can’t wait till the gavel is ripped from your abusive hands. You have accomplished nothing so we will give the gavel to the republicans bye Felicia.
Trump told a Secret Service agent the American people are so stupid, That if he told them feces tasted great they'd eat it.
Gosh this will be the next subject and only thing on the news til the elections.
President Trump's comment and response to the question, 'We'll see what happens'. That is when Joe Biden loses the November Elections to President Trump and summons his BLM & Antifa Anarchist Marxist Minions to Burn, Loot & Murder once again.
SpeakerPelosi What have you accomplished in California? Besides making millions for you and your fam anything else? dnc BEAshamed 1994CrimeBill
Trump chums the waters and they just can’t resist😂
Why don’t you go back and do your job Nancy and get us another stimulus package! We are hurting
TRUMP IS JUST MESSING WITH THEM NOW 😂
What is going on in these folks heads? How do we allow the same people over and over to be voted in and think anything will change? It don’t matter your political side? Change all the life time fools with term limits Or expect same old....
MAGA is full of shit ☠
Palosi and Biden are on one page both can use a home attended
put him in jail for negligence and caused the death of 200k people!
It's official! realDonaldTrump plainly said that he will NOT concede power if he loses the election! Watch GOP do nothing! Our democracy is crumbling before us and we have the American version of Vladimir Putin!
Vote the liar outtt
“Science” 😂
Dump Trump he has got to go, this is not his personal America its the Peoples America!
Why do the media continue to ask this question when the democrats still haven’t accepted the results of the 2016 election
Why don’t they do follow u questions? Don’t let him have the last word
Of course he should say this...the Democrats have made this the most dishonest election ..you can't trust them. Hopefully President Trump will win by a landslide and no need for recounts. Anything to ramp up division ABC..you do know we are the SILENT majority. .be careful
What was that ' Zip It ' motion about that DUMP made when asked this question ? He wasn't trying to or wanting that to be asked evidently. What's that tell you ?
In 4 years, the disgusting Democrats have not committed to a peaceful transfer of power. They have put this country through hell. Why? To protect all their decades of their dirty little secrets! EnemiesofThePeople
Trump lied. People died. 203,000 deaths. Fascist Super Spreader in our midst.
I'm embarrassed to be an American.
He should be impeached now. Any President that does not commit to a peaceful transition of power does not stand for democracy. A peaceful transition of power is one of the tenets of democracy.
KeithOlbermann He won't even lie about it, now that is saying something.
Transfer of Power? Is President going to lose the election? If he loses, he leaves. As simple as that!
It's terrible people are saying things about Trump already, such as Meghan & Prince Harry...... I (Mary Beebe) believe TRUMPS wants to Rule as President that's okay.... Because Obamacare Health already favor the oppositions, Trump should also have that blessing too...
CurtisW1993 He will win, what transfer of power is needed? Can ask same question of Biden/Kamala, when they lose will they step away gracefully and not incite more violence?
lawrencehurley Sounds like a Putin answer.
He is nuts.
lawrencehurley
You mean like a peaceful transition of power Obama did when he spied on the Trump campaign and used the FBI to arrest his officials on unjust charges.
Right. He has to lose first and that’s not going to happen. Simple.
That is the most stupidest question I’ve ever seen or read
you and the racist democrats are so dangerous, you faked the russia hoax to disrupt the will of the voter and peaceful transition of power. you are the problem!
Of course not....This guy will have to be forcefully removed from the White House!!!!!
lawrencehurley
scottsigler If Trump wins there will not be a transfer of power. I think that's what he's saying, although he loves to troll so who knows.
This is dictator authoritarian stuff- he says If I lose its because the vote was rigged but if I win its because the democrats decided not to toss ballots. This guy is sick
Why the f**k does the press humor this guy? I have faith in the institutions, and this just gets people riled up. The press feed into his conspiracy, if he looses the Capital Police or Sergeant at Arms can arrest him. Democrats have to stop bringing a knife to a gun fight.
Anything that isn't an unconditional Yes must be interpreted as No.
Peaceful turnover of government is a bedrock ideal of our democracy; this lack of commitment to a simple tenant that is not up for debate means that the Republican Party is no longer legitimate. RepublicansarebystandersStudyHistoryThisisHowDictatorshipsareBorn
No need to worry Mr. President
“Given what they've put the country through since November 2016, the groups that need to be asked if they will accept an election loss in November 2020 are the media, Democratic politicians, and other Resistance activists.”
“Nice Democracy you got there...be terrible if something happened to it”
I wonder if there are enough people out there I understand the gravity of this one comment. With all of the set up he has been creating, the mail in voter fraud, the ballot harvesting, it has led to this comment. We’ve had peaceful transfer of power for 200+ years.
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trump is a horrible person and he won’t relinquish power when he loses
Lock him in his bunker. He can do another inspection.
Go President Trump? Never! He’s going to win!!!! Trump2020
Crook and con man. No president in this country’s history was ever asked that question let alone answer the way he did. That is why he needs another justice before the election do he drags the whole country into a civil war just like Putin have asked.
Get rid of the ballots? realDonaldTrump are you trying to declare yourself dictator? JoeBiden SpeakerPelosi this man must be stopped one way or another ImpeachTrumpAgain
It was an asinine question and he answered it exactly how it should be answered. Ambiguously. Do you think he’ll have a violent transferral of power? The media is such a joke and voters aren’t buying this crap.
MarkRonchettiNM Are you good with saddling yourself to this guy?
After the way realDonaldTrump has been treated? I wouldn't leave any information or anything for Joe. Not a darn thing. Let the screw up figure it out for himself.
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