"He's serious about the talk of a bloodbath if they lose"

WELT "He's serious about the talk of a bloodbath if they lose" Leonhard Landes, Jette Moche • 59 million US President Joe Biden has given his first interview since withdrawing from his candidacy for another term. He is concerned about a peaceful transfer of power after the election if Kamala Harris wins. All developments in the news blog. There will be presidential elections in the USA on November 5th. The Republicans are putting Donald Trump in the race, while Vice President Kamala Harris has secured the candidacy for the Democrats. Follow the most important events in the WELT news blog. 1:07 a.m. - Biden warns of Trump's reaction if he loses the election US President Joe Biden is concerned about the possible consequences of a defeat for Donald Trump in the November elections. "If Trump loses, I'm not at all confident," Biden said in an interview with CBS when asked whether he believed Trump would accept the election result peacefully. "He means what he says. We don't take him seriously. But he's serious about all this talk about a bloodbath if they lose." The president was referring to a controversial statement Trump made at a campaign rally in March, where he warned of a "bloodbath" if he did not win the election. Trump later explained that he was referring to the US auto industry. Trump, who lost the 2020 presidential election to Biden, continues to falsely claim to have won that election. He is facing charges of attempted illegal election interference in Washington D.C. and Georgia. After Biden surprisingly dropped out of the election last month, his vice president, Kamala Harris, is now running against Trump as the Democratic candidate. Wednesday, August 7: 4:05 p.m. - Tim Walz has German ancestors The newly crowned US vice presidential candidate Tim Walz has German ancestors. His great-great-grandfather comes from the Baden town of Kuppenheim, as the "Badische Neuesten Nachrichten" from Karlsruhe reported. The ancestor of Kamala Harris' vice president was called Sebastian Walz and was the son of a shoemaker. He was born on May 11, 1843 in Kuppenheim, which was then part of the Grand Duchy of Baden. 12:08 p.m. - Transatlantic coordinator Link praises Harris' vice-candidate Walz The federal government's transatlantic coordinator, Michael Link (FDP), has emphasized the domestic and foreign policy reliability of the newly named vice-presidential candidate of the US Democrats, Tim Walz. Walz is "an accomplished politician with many years of experience in his home state of Minnesota, but also on the national stage," Link told the editorial network Germany (RND). "During my personal conversation with Governor Walz in February in Minnesota, he showed great interest in world events and acknowledged the transatlantic alliance, NATO as a central pillar, and good trade relations." Walz is also familiar with the issues of security and alliance policy from his many years of service in the Army National Guard, Link added. 9:15 a.m. - Harris's vice-presidential choice could help Trump, writes the Wall Street Journal "Donald Trump did the Democrats a favor by choosing a running mate who would strengthen his base rather than appeal to swing voters. Kamala Harris has now returned the favor by choosing (...) Tim Walz, the favorite of progressives, as her candidate for vice president. The choice that would have scared Republicans would have been the popular governor Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, a swing state that is crucial for victory (in the presidential election). But Shapiro, who is Jewish, was the target of an extraordinary and disgusting campaign by the left wing of the Democrats. (...) Walz, 60 years old, has a down-to-earth personality, comes from the Midwest and is therefore appealing. (...) But now the real test begins. In particular, Walz's response to the 2020 riots following the killing of George Floyd, when poor neighborhoods in Minneapolis burned and many business owners lost everything, will be scrutinized. Was he hesitant to send in troops? (...) (Harris') choice of a running mate is her first presidential decision and confirms the positions she expressed when she ran for the White House in 2019 as a Democrat from the left wing of the party. (...) Voters who don't like Trump may decide he's still better than getting involved."