President Biden in a new interview said he’s not at all confident there would be a peaceful transition of power if former President Trump loses the election in November.
Biden sat for an interview with “CBS Sunday Morning” on Wednesday, his first since he announced in late July he would not seek reelection.
“If Trump wins, no, I’m not confident at all. I mean if Trump loses I’m not confident at all,” Biden said in a clip of the interview, initially misspeaking before correcting himself.
“He means what he says. We don’t take him seriously. He means it. All this stuff about ‘if we lose, it’ll be a bloodbath,’” Biden continued, referencing comments Trump made in March that he and his allies insisted were about the economy.
Biden also argued Republicans were putting officials in place in local jurisdictions to oversee the vote count, suggesting it was setting the table for a contentious election.
“You can’t love your country only when you win,” Biden said.
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President Biden "not confident at all" in peaceful transition if Trump loses election https://t.co/l06u6jZGZm
— The Hill (@thehill) August 7, 2024
In his first TV interview since exiting the 2024 race, President Biden tells CBS News' @costareports he's "not confident at all" that a peaceful transfer of power will happen in January 2025 if former President Donald Trump loses.
"He means what he says. We don't take him… pic.twitter.com/uE4dj5Vzrs
— CBS Sunday Morning 🌞 (@CBSSunday) August 7, 2024
DON'T KNOW HOW TO SAY THIS MORE EMPHATICALLY (HENCE ALL CAPS!):
GIVEN THE DISTINCT PROSPECT OF JAIL, TRUMP IS GOING TO GET UGLIER, MORE RACIST, MORE VIOLENT, MORE CRIMINAL.
4 STATE AND FEDERAL JUDGES, IN CIVIL AND CRIMINAL CASES, HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH HIS EFFORTS TO OBSTRUCT…
— Andrew Weissmann (weissmann11 on Threads)🌻 (@AWeissmann_) August 8, 2024
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