His loss still refuses to recognize US President Donald Trump, but the Republican said for the first time on Thursday that he will leave the White House if the Electoral College appoints Joe Biden as the new president. Although that would be “a mistake”, because of the “massive electoral fraud”. A journalist who insisted had to pay for it: “You are a lightweight. I am the president. Don’t talk to me like that! ”
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Trump answered questions from journalists for the first time since the election, following a video call with US soldiers abroad on the Thanksgiving holiday. His last Thanksgiving at the White House? He doesn’t know yet, Trump still believes in a second term.
But if the Electoral College votes for Joe Biden as president, will he admit his loss? “It will be a very difficult thing to admit because we know there was massive fraud,” Trump replied. “The question is whether I can make this device move fast enough. Because time is not on our side. Everything else is, facts are on our side. This was massive fraud. This should never happen in our country, we are exactly a third world country. ”
After Trump listed allegations of fraud, the journalist reiterated his question. “Just to be clear, if the Electoral College votes for Joe Biden as president, will you admit your loss?”
“If they do, they are making a mistake,” Trump said. “Because this election was fraudulent, just so you understand, this was fraud. I mean, they have Biden beating Obama, and Obama’s vote count, in places where it counts, in swing states. At the same time, he loses all over the country to Obama, but he beats him in swing states that are important for the election. So no, I can’t say that at all. ”
When the journalist pushed further, Trump snapped: “Don’t talk to me like that. You are only a lightweight. Don’t talk to me like that, don’t talk like that, I’m the president of the United States. Never talk to the president like that. Okay, I’m going to choose a different question. ”
It read: If the Electoral College elects Joe Biden as president, won’t Trump leave the White House? “Of course I will, you know that. But I think a lot more things will happen between now and the twentieth (January, the day of the swearing-in, ed.).”