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Hillary Clinton expresses her concern that Donald Trump will not leave office peacefully if he is defeated in the 2020 U.S. elections this November.
“I do not want to scare people, but I want you to be prepared. I have every reason to believe that Trump will not go, you know, quietly into the night when he loses,” she said at the 19th Representative Top . “He will try to confuse us. He will try to bring all kinds of lawsuits. He had his criminal attorney general William Barr ready to do what is necessary.”
Democrats have expressed concern that Mr. Trump is preparing to fight the election by casting doubt on his legitimacy.
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The president has already tried to relax voice-by-email by making a significant distinction between it and absent voting, and – more directly – by blocking a coronavirus incentive package that would have expanded voting rights and funded the U.S. Postal Service. .
He has been claiming for months that post-vote will lead to rampant voter fraud – an allegation not supported by evidence and rejected by election officials – and said a vote-by-post election was the biggest election tragedy in history would be. “
In addition to attacking the credibility and funding of post-in-votes, Mr. Trump has suggested he may not leave office if he feels the election results are questionable.
During an interview with Fox News’ Chris Wallace, Mr Trump was asked if he would accept the election results he would lose.
“I have to see. Look, you – I have to see,” Mr. Trump said. “No, I will not just say yes. I will not say no.”
He also suggested changing the date of the election – something he does not have the power to do – until the coronavirus pandemic subsides or a viable treatment as a vaccine is available.
Ms Clinton said she would not oppose working in presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s cabinet should he win in November. However, she said she did not give it much thought and focused on the elections.
“I can not even think about the administration yet. I am ready to help in any way, because I think this will be a moment where every American – I do not care what party you are, I do it does not matter what age, race, gender, I do not care – every American would want to repair our country, “she said. “So if you are asked to serve, you should definitely consider it.”
Mr. Biden has also expressed concern that Mr Trump will try to undermine the legitimacy of the election.
In April, he warned that Mr. Trump might try to move the election, and more recently expressed fears that the president “would try to steal these elections.”
In an interview on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Mr Biden said he was “absolutely convinced” that the US military would remove Mr Trump from the White House if he lost, but refused to resign.
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