Washington:
President Donald Trump mentioned Thursday that he would leave the White House if Joe Biden is officially confirmed the winner of the US election, producing a additional concession of defeat even as he railed against the “rigged” vote.
Trump has produced an unprecedented try to defy the outcomes of the election by refusing to concede, spreading wild theories about stolen ballots and launching baseless legal challenges that have been thrown out by courts across the nation.
Answering his 1st inquiries from reporters due to the fact the November 3 vote, the president moved closer to accepting that he would serve only 1 term in workplace just before Biden is inaugurated on January 20.
When asked if he would leave the White House if the Electoral College confirmed Biden’s victory, Trump mentioned, “Certainly I will. And you know that.”
But “if they do, they made a mistake,” he mentioned, adding, “It’s going to be a very hard thing to concede.”
The Electoral College, which determines the White House winner, will meet on December 14 to certify Biden’s victory, with Biden getting 306 votes to Trump’s 232.
“This was a massive fraud,” Trump mentioned about the outcome, once more without having supplying any proof through his remarks to reporters on Thursday, the Thanksgiving vacation.
He described the US voting infrastructure as “like a third-world country.”
Earlier in the day he tweeted that “this was a 100% RIGGED ELECTION,” although on Wednesday he known as on his Republican supporters “to turn the election over.”
No proof of fraud
President-elect Biden has mentioned that Americans “won’t stand” for attempts to derail the outcome, and known as for Americans to unite to fight the worsening Covid-19 pandemic.
Trump, who tore up numerous norms through his 4 years in energy, has carved out new territory with his refusal to concede to Biden.
Supporters recommend he is currently eyeing an announcement of operating for president once more in 2024.
Trump, 74, is alleging — amongst other conspiracy theories — that voting machines deliberately deleted millions of his votes, even though the government election safety agency declared it “the most secure” election in US history.
After coming below stress from a gradually creating trickle of senior Republicans, Trump this week ended his blockade of government help to ease Biden’s preparation for assuming the presidency.
Biden this week also introduced a slate of veteran diplomats and policy-makers who will make up his national safety and foreign policy group, saying: “America is back, ready to lead the world.”
“These public servants will restore America’s global leadership and moral leadership,” Biden, 78, mentioned as the six males and girls stood behind him wearing face-masks.
Biden mentioned that in his 1st one hundred days in workplace he will tackle the Covid crisis, scrap Trump policies “damaging” the atmosphere and push legislation providing millions of undocumented residents a route to citizenship.
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