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Ex-confidant reveals – Trump's plan in case of defeat
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Ex-confidant reveals – Trump's plan in case of defeat
Article by Peter DeThier • 1 day • 4 minutes reading time
In the first interview he has given since dropping out of the race for the US presidency, Joe Biden spoke from the heart of many of his compatriots. Biden expressed doubts as to whether there would be a peaceful transfer of power if the Republican front-runner Donald Trump lost the election. As the past has shown, such concerns are by no means unfounded.
In the television interview, the president made another slip of the tongue, confirming that his decision to give in to pressure from his own party and throw in the towel was the right one. "If Trump wins, then I have no confidence at all in a peaceful transfer of power," said the president - and corrected himself immediately afterwards. "I said, if Trump loses, I have no confidence in him at all."
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His unequivocal warning about what could happen if his Vice President Kamala Harris emerges as the winner of the election attracted much more attention. "Trump means what he says, we have to take that seriously," warned Biden. The Republican would once again spread an election lie and deny his defeat - just as he has been doing for three and a half years with regard to the 2020 election.
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More than 60 courts have rejected all lawsuits against the election result - including judges appointed by the former president himself. Biden also pointed out that Republicans are already trying to influence elections at the local level. Nevertheless, it was Republicans who promptly used Biden's interview to castigate the president as "irresponsible" because he "casts doubts in his capacity as president about the peaceful transfer of power that will take place in January," said Scott Jennings, a former adviser to former President George W. Bush.
David Axelrod, who was in the president's inner circle during the Obama administration, countered this with Trump's performance three and a half years ago. "It was your man, Trump, who instigated the bloody insurrection in the Capitol on January 6, 2021," the political strategist noted. Now simply wanting to turn the tables and blame Biden borders on hypocrisy.
Meanwhile, many Americans are actually asking whether Trump would again incite his supporters to violence if he were defeated. The candidate himself has made statements on this that do not bode well. At a campaign appearance in Ohio in March, he said: "If I lose the election, there will be a bloodbath." The sentence caused quite a stir.
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The result was a debate about whether Trump had really indicated that there would be violence if he was not elected, or whether his statements had been taken out of context. In fact, Trump had spoken in a special context - namely about the consequences for America if the country is flooded with cheap imported cars. The term "bloodbath" is also often used in an economic context.
People who experienced the uprising on January 6th first hand see things differently. Harry Dunn, a law enforcement officer with the United States Capitol Police, narrowly escaped death during the riots in the parliament building. The police officer, who actively campaigned for the Democrats during the election campaign, said, "I'm here to stop Donald Trump. He is the greatest threat to our democracy."
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On Thursday, the Republican again raised doubts that he would be willing to accept a second consecutive election defeat in November. During a ninety-minute press conference at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida, a reporter asked the 45th president whether there would be a peaceful transfer of power in January regardless of the election outcome. He said yes, provided that the election was "fair" and not rigged. Trump has repeatedly indicated that he understands a "fair election" to be one that he won.
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Even if he would not instigate an uprising like on January 6, 2021 after a possible election defeat, Trump at least seemed to be laying the groundwork for possible legal proceedings should he lose to Kamala Harris.