President Donald Trump is building on his stunning remarks from last month, when he repeatedly refused to promise a peaceful transition of power should he lose re-election. Trump is the first United States president to ever refuse to honor centuries of accepted conduct.
Trump on Thursday falsely claimed there have already been "tens of thousands" of "fraudulent" ballots in this election.
"Look at these ballots that are being — tens of thousands of ballots are already fraudulent," he told Fox News Business' Stuart Varney. "I want to see a fair election. That’s all I’m asking for is a fair election.”
That's actually not what he's asking for, as evidenced by the massive voter intimidation and election interference campaigns he and his supporters have been waging.
“Under what circumstances would you concede?” Fox News Business's Stuart Varney asked Trump during a telephone interview, as Raw Story reported.
“All I want is a fair election,” Trump claimed.
“So, it’s your judgement as to whether it’s fair or not as to whether you would concede?” Varney, a top Trump supporter, asked.
“Stuart, they always talk about the friendly transition,” Trump replied.
That's false.
The term has always been "peaceful transition," not "friendly transition."
It's an important distinction with a difference.
Trump is again making up "facts" so he can then use that to later defend his indefensible actions.
“They spied on my campaign and they got caught," the President continued, lying. There was no spying on his campaign. Even the Dept. of Justice agrees, after it quietly closed down the false "unmasking" probe after finding no evidence of wrongdoing or criminal activity by anyone in the Obama administration.
"They tried to overthrow the president of the United States and they got caught," Trump continued, again, a ludicrous lie. "And then they stand up so innocent and they say, ‘Will you, you know, do a fair transition?’ Well, they didn’t do a fair transition.”
Again, the term is "peaceful," not "fair."
Fair is subjective. Friendly is subjective. Peaceful is not.
“You’re implying if you don’t think it’s fair, you won’t leave the White House,” Varney pointed out, “which means you won’t concede.”
“I’m not saying anything!” Trump replied. “I’m saying this. I think everybody says it. You have to have a fair election. Look at these ballots that are being — tens of thousands of ballots are already fraudulent. I want to see a fair election. That’s all I’m asking for is a fair election.”
“But you know when they talk about a friendly transition, they spied on my campaign,” he added.
“If it wasn’t a friendly transition when you walked into the White House, does that mean that you’re not going to allow a friendly transition if Joe Biden walks into the White House?” Varney pressed.
Trump went on to claim, "people broke the law, people spied on my campaign and they act so innocent."
"And we have all the evidence. We have so much evidence," he insisted, which if it were true Attorney General Bill Barr, who has been acting as Trump's personal attorney, would have brought charges.
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