Trump Won’t Say He’d Respect A Loss, And Republicans Start Freaking Out
Trump once again refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses in November, repeating the same election-discrediting line that has become one of the ugliest themes of his reelection campaign. The reaction was immediate and unusually blunt from Republican leaders who normally work hard not to provoke him. On a day when he was supposed to be paying respects to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, he instead reminded everyone that he views democracy as something conditional on his own victory.
First recorded Sep 24, 2020·Meaningfully updated Sep 24, 2020
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Trump Won’t Say He’d Respect A Loss, And Republicans Start Freaking Out
Trump once again refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses in November, repeating the same election-discrediting line that has become one of the ugliest themes of his reelection campaign. The reaction was immediate and unusually blunt from Republican leaders who normally work hard not to provoke him. On a day when he was supposed to be paying respects to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, he instead reminded everyone that he views democracy as something conditional on his own victory.
Trump once again refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses in November, repeating the same election-discrediting line that has become one of the ugliest themes of his reelection campaign. The reaction was immediate and unusually blunt from Republican leaders who normally work hard not to provoke him. On a day when he was supposed to be paying respects to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, he instead reminded e…
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