Newsman: First time ever since the media projected that the Democratic Party candidate Joe Biden has won both the popular and electoral college vote , President Donald Trump said Thursday on thanks giving day , he will leave office if the Electoral College votes for President-elect Joe Biden but made clear he’s not prepared to concede.
“Certainly I will, and you know that,” Trump said when asked by a reporter about leaving the White House if Biden is declared the winner on December 14. “I will and, you know that.” Thursday was the first time Trump has taken questions from reporters since the election in a small arrangement at the White House diplomatic room. The President’s news event was broadcast by CNN including all other media outlets. The President took reporters question after participating thanksgiving day teleconference with troops serving overseas.
“It’s going to be a very hard thing to concede because we know there was massive fraud,” Trump said without offering evidence.
“As to whether or not we can get this apparatus moving quickly — because time isn’t on our side, everything else is on our side, facts are on our side, and this was a massive fraud.”
The President added that if Biden is declared the winner, the Electoral College, “made a mistake, cause this election was a fraud.” Pressed on his comments, Trump shatter at the reporter. “Don’t talk to me that way. I’m the President of the United States. Don’t ever talk to the president that way,” he said.
Since CNN and other outlets Projected Biden as the winner earlier this month, Trump has refused to accept the results, instead pushing conspiracies that his second term is being stolen and launching a legal efforts to overturn results.
To this point, the Trump campaign’s lawsuits have been repeatedly dismissed or dropped, and earlier this week, the General services Administration informed Biden that the Trump administration is ready to begin the formal transition process.
The GSA letter marked the first step the administration has taken to acknowledge Trump’s defeat. The President, however, tweeted moments after the letter was reported: “Our case STRONGLY continues, we will keep up the good fight, and I believe we will prevail!”
