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If he loses, Trump will concede gracefully



Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney. Picture: AFP

I’ve been asked the same question at least a hundred times in the past week: If the President loses, will he participate in a peaceful transition of power?
The question probably says as much about those asking it as the answer does about US President Donald Trump. Most of the inquirers are the same people who still don’t understand why nearly half the country voted for Mr Trump. They still wonder if he somehow cheated his way into office. They still think he should’ve been impeached, believe the polls, and consider the Washington Post, New York Times and CNN reliable sources.
But, I am happy to answer: Yes.
Early in my term as chief, we were mired in the longest government shutdown in US history. The administration was pilloried in the press nightly, and while that was nothing new, we were eager to fight back. The team devised several ideas about how to reclaim the momentum.
A few that we floated to Mr Trump would’ve had him publicly confront Speaker Nancy Pelosi about her decision to leave town instead of continue discussions. He was livid: “Dammit, Mick, I am the president of the United States. I am not going to pull off that kind of petty crap.”
His response surprised me. We’d tailored several of our options to Trump the Showman. What we got instead was Trump the President.
Mr Trump instead addressed the nation from the Resolute desk in the Oval Office. It was the only time he did so during my tenure (and one of only a few times in his). It was a sober message on a serious topic at a tense time. It was delivered from a location that conveys gravitas in a way few others can. There’s no denying it was appropriate for the moment.

The President knew the time for showmanship and the time for serious discussion. And no occasion is more fit for seriousness than a national transition of power at the highest levels.
The President will fight like a gladiator until the election is conclusively determined, and Joe Biden would do the same — not only because it’s their nature, but also because there is so much at stake. More than 150 million Americans registered their preference for the outcome of the election, and all of them are counting on “their” man to do everything he legally can to prevail. Neither candidate is going to throw his hands up before the process is complete and say “Oh, well, I tried.”
Nor should they. Voters need this election to be fully litigated. Whoever occupies the presidency cannot have rumours floating around for the next four years about dead people voting or ballot dumps in the middle of the night. The US needs to know that the winner is actually the winner.
And once Americans know that, I have every expectation that Mr Trump will be, act and speak like a great president should — win or lose.
Mick Mulvaney served as a US representative from South Carolina (2011-17), director of the Office of Management and Budget (2017-20) and acting White House chief of staff (2018-20)
The Wall Street Journal

There are plenty of Trump supporters on the ground in Pennsylvania who "simply are not accepting" Joe Biden's apparent electoral victory, according to Sky News political reporter Annelise Nielsen.

Local : 2020-11-09(Monday) 16:48:00
Found via nicer.app/news

At least we'll be sure about who rightfully occupies the white house..
I do wonder if Biden can live up to the tasks ahead.
 
Trump is playing golf, he doesn't care, made his point



He is fading away
 
If he loses, Trump will concede gracefully



Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney. Picture: AFP

I’ve been asked the same question at least a hundred times in the past week: If the President loses, will he participate in a peaceful transition of power?
The question probably says as much about those asking it as the answer does about US President Donald Trump. Most of the inquirers are the same people who still don’t understand why nearly half the country voted for Mr Trump. They still wonder if he somehow cheated his way into office. They still think he should’ve been impeached, believe the polls, and consider the Washington Post, New York Times and CNN reliable sources.
But, I am happy to answer: Yes.
Early in my term as chief, we were mired in the longest government shutdown in US history. The administration was pilloried in the press nightly, and while that was nothing new, we were eager to fight back. The team devised several ideas about how to reclaim the momentum.
A few that we floated to Mr Trump would’ve had him publicly confront Speaker Nancy Pelosi about her decision to leave town instead of continue discussions. He was livid: “Dammit, Mick, I am the president of the United States. I am not going to pull off that kind of petty crap.”
His response surprised me. We’d tailored several of our options to Trump the Showman. What we got instead was Trump the President.
Mr Trump instead addressed the nation from the Resolute desk in the Oval Office. It was the only time he did so during my tenure (and one of only a few times in his). It was a sober message on a serious topic at a tense time. It was delivered from a location that conveys gravitas in a way few others can. There’s no denying it was appropriate for the moment.

The President knew the time for showmanship and the time for serious discussion. And no occasion is more fit for seriousness than a national transition of power at the highest levels.
The President will fight like a gladiator until the election is conclusively determined, and Joe Biden would do the same — not only because it’s their nature, but also because there is so much at stake. More than 150 million Americans registered their preference for the outcome of the election, and all of them are counting on “their” man to do everything he legally can to prevail. Neither candidate is going to throw his hands up before the process is complete and say “Oh, well, I tried.”
Nor should they. Voters need this election to be fully litigated. Whoever occupies the presidency cannot have rumours floating around for the next four years about dead people voting or ballot dumps in the middle of the night. The US needs to know that the winner is actually the winner.
And once Americans know that, I have every expectation that Mr Trump will be, act and speak like a great president should — win or lose.
Mick Mulvaney served as a US representative from South Carolina (2011-17), director of the Office of Management and Budget (2017-20) and acting White House chief of staff (2018-20)
The Wall Street Journal

There are plenty of Trump supporters on the ground in Pennsylvania who "simply are not accepting" Joe Biden's apparent electoral victory, according to Sky News political reporter Annelise Nielsen.

Local : 2020-11-09(Monday) 16:48:00
Found via nicer.app/news

At least we'll be sure about who rightfully occupies the white house..
I do wonder if Biden can live up to the tasks ahead.

There are lots of right wingers who just don't accept that Trump lost, but they will never accept that fact anyway. If they weren't conspiracy theory nuts, they would have never been Trump supporters anyway. No matter what proof is presented to them, they will just call it fake news and cling to all the stupid lies and accusations they have always believed. Screw them. Let them whine.
 
If he loses, Trump will concede gracefully



Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney. Picture: AFP

I’ve been asked the same question at least a hundred times in the past week: If the President loses, will he participate in a peaceful transition of power?
The question probably says as much about those asking it as the answer does about US President Donald Trump. Most of the inquirers are the same people who still don’t understand why nearly half the country voted for Mr Trump. They still wonder if he somehow cheated his way into office. They still think he should’ve been impeached, believe the polls, and consider the Washington Post, New York Times and CNN reliable sources.
But, I am happy to answer: Yes.
Early in my term as chief, we were mired in the longest government shutdown in US history. The administration was pilloried in the press nightly, and while that was nothing new, we were eager to fight back. The team devised several ideas about how to reclaim the momentum.
A few that we floated to Mr Trump would’ve had him publicly confront Speaker Nancy Pelosi about her decision to leave town instead of continue discussions. He was livid: “Dammit, Mick, I am the president of the United States. I am not going to pull off that kind of petty crap.”
His response surprised me. We’d tailored several of our options to Trump the Showman. What we got instead was Trump the President.
Mr Trump instead addressed the nation from the Resolute desk in the Oval Office. It was the only time he did so during my tenure (and one of only a few times in his). It was a sober message on a serious topic at a tense time. It was delivered from a location that conveys gravitas in a way few others can. There’s no denying it was appropriate for the moment.

The President knew the time for showmanship and the time for serious discussion. And no occasion is more fit for seriousness than a national transition of power at the highest levels.
The President will fight like a gladiator until the election is conclusively determined, and Joe Biden would do the same — not only because it’s their nature, but also because there is so much at stake. More than 150 million Americans registered their preference for the outcome of the election, and all of them are counting on “their” man to do everything he legally can to prevail. Neither candidate is going to throw his hands up before the process is complete and say “Oh, well, I tried.”
Nor should they. Voters need this election to be fully litigated. Whoever occupies the presidency cannot have rumours floating around for the next four years about dead people voting or ballot dumps in the middle of the night. The US needs to know that the winner is actually the winner.
And once Americans know that, I have every expectation that Mr Trump will be, act and speak like a great president should — win or lose.
Mick Mulvaney served as a US representative from South Carolina (2011-17), director of the Office of Management and Budget (2017-20) and acting White House chief of staff (2018-20)
The Wall Street Journal

There are plenty of Trump supporters on the ground in Pennsylvania who "simply are not accepting" Joe Biden's apparent electoral victory, according to Sky News political reporter Annelise Nielsen.

Local : 2020-11-09(Monday) 16:48:00
Found via nicer.app/news

At least we'll be sure about who rightfully occupies the white house..
I do wonder if Biden can live up to the tasks ahead.
Trump won, Biden admitted that he cheated
 

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