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1:37 pm
Saturday 07 November 2020
(Agencies):
The Democratic nominee, Joe Biden’s campaign, has warned that President Donald Trump could be forcibly removed from the White House, in response to reports that Trump may refuse to admit defeat.
“As we said on July 19, the American people will decide the outcome of this election,” Biden’s campaign spokesman Andrew Betts said in a statement on Friday, commenting on reports that Trump could reject the election result if it is not in your favor. Today”.
He added that “the US government is fully capable of escorting those who trespass outside the White House.”
For its part, “Newsweek” magazine, citing government sources, stated that if this scenario is reached, the Secret Service will remove Trump from the White House if he refuses to leave after completing and finishing his official term.
According to the magazine, “The 20th Amendment to the US Constitution stipulates that Trump or any other president loses his term on January 20 at noon, and if he tries to stay after that, the same guard who was tasked with protecting the highest post the country should expel him. “
“Newsweek” quoted a former official involved in the transfer of power between former President Barack Obama and Trump, saying: “Secret Service personnel will accompany you (outside the White House) and treat you like any old man who wanders the property. “.
“Newsweek” indicated that there are many hypothetical scenarios of what could happen in the future, adding that “although Trump has a narrow path to victory in the electoral college, he has never said or indicated that he will continue to occupy the White House after legal remedies have been exhausted. ”
The magazine explained that “this is what happens when the current president does not stand up and pass the stick to his successor,” noting that “there is no precedent for this in the United States, and there is no imminent threat of this happening. next January, but there is a plan in place in case of preventing the transfer of power. ” .
Biden announced Friday night that he had received more than 74 million votes, the most votes for any American president in American history, moving him closer to winning the presidency.
