Victory or defeat: Trump’s statement on the US elections is concerning

“Does it guarantee a peaceful transfer of power?” – Trump: “We have to wait and see what happens”

The american president Donald trump rejected a peaceful transfer of power after the Election in November to guarantee. “We have to wait and see what happens,” Trump said Wednesday at a news conference at the White House. A reporter had previously asked him if he was with “Victory, defeat or draw” ensure a peaceful handover in the “here and now” elections. Republican Trump will compete against his challenger Joe Biden of the US Democrats in the November 3 elections.

In his response, Trump again warned against fraud with a view to increasing mail-in votes, without providing any substantiated evidence. The president made it clear that without electoral fraud, in his opinion, there would be a continuation of his government rather than a change of power. Literally:

Then he lashed out again at Democrats and vote-by-mail, only to give the floor to another journalist. The previous reporter wants to ask again what exactly Trump means, but is ignored.

In Wilmington, Delaware, Biden said of Trump’s statement, according to reporters: “He says the most irrational things. I don’t know what to say. “Senate Democratic Minority Leader Chuck Schumer criticized Trump’s statement on Twitter with the words:” This is how democracy dies. A president who is so desperate to cling to the power he wants commit to a peaceful power shift. “

Trump has already caused a stir in the past by not wanting to commit to accepting an election result. In an interview with Fox News in July, the president said when asked if he would accept the result: “I have to see that.” In the 2016 election campaign, Trump said: “I will fully accept the results of this great and historic presidential election if I win.” (jaw / sda / dpa)