Biden 'not confident' of peaceful transition if Trump loses

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US President Joe Biden has said he is not confident there will be a peaceful transition of power if Donald Trump loses the presidential election in November.

"[Trump] means what he says, we don’t take him seriously. He means it, all this stuff about ‘if we lose it will be a bloodbath’.”

Mr Trump’s comment that it would “be a bloodbath for the country” if he loses the election, made as he was talking about the auto industry in March, triggered a wave of criticism.

The Trump campaign, however, said the comment was specifically about the auto industry and had been deliberately taken out of context. It sent a fundraising email which said Trump’s political opponents and others had been "viciously" misquoting him.

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Then fucking DO something about it. Publicly get the national guard to guard Washington or whatever. Talking about it just encourages them.

I think this is probably him starting to connect those dots for the public. His immediate publicity regarding SCOTUS reform following dropping out was the first hint. He understands what they’re doing.

I understand what you’re saying but history makes me hold back on hope. They often fall short of any true consequential action.

If Biden called for the guard to protect DC already then he’d be giving ammo to the Republicans who are literally campaigning on the idea that the Democrats intend to steal the election. Why would Joe do exactly what they want? He’s tell you, right now, that he knows Trump intends to be violent. He simply needs to keep saying this until Harris is called the winner. Then he can bring in the biggest fucking tanks they’ll let him drive on the asphalt.

“No time for the old in-out, love, I've just come to read the meter.”