"The split will go even deeper": what is behind Trump's words about the readiness to cede the White House to Biden

US President Donald Trump said he was ready to leave the White House if the electoral college votes for his rival in the elections, Joe Biden, on December 14.

“Of course, I will leave (this building. -

).

Of course, and you know that, "Trump said, answering a question from journalists.

However, the politician believes that "

a lot will happen

between today and January 20 (the day of the inauguration of the US President -

)."

“Mass falsifications have been revealed.

We are like a third world country, ”Trump said.

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“Time is against us, and everything else is on our side.

The facts are on our side.

Large-scale fraud has occurred.

This should not have happened in our country, ”Trump is sure.

We will remind, on November 24, the head of the White House recommended to the Office of General Services of the United States to begin the process of transferring power to Joe Biden's team.

Trump wrote about this decision on his Twitter.

I want to thank Emily Murphy at GSA for her steadfast dedication and loyalty to our Country.

She has been harassed, threatened, and abused - and I do not want to see this happen to her, her family, or employees of GSA.

Our case STRONGLY continues, we will keep up the good ...

- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 23, 2020

At the same time, the politician thanked the head of the department, Emily Murphy, for "unwavering loyalty" and loyalty to the country.

Earlier it was reported that the head of the Office of General Services refused to recognize Biden's victory in the presidential election.

And since the department provides the activities of the agencies and services of the federal government, without its approval, the process of transferring powers to the team of the elected leader could not begin.

At the same time, Trump refused to admit his political defeat and announced the continuation of the struggle.

"Our business is SURE to live, we will continue to fight, and I am sure we will win!"

- he stressed.

"Use of specific technologies"

We will remind, the US presidential elections took place on November 3.

The counting of votes was delayed, as many voters voted early or by mail.

By November 7, the media named the Democratic Party candidate Joe Biden the winner - he received more than 270 electoral college votes necessary to win.

But incumbent President Donald Trump refused to admit defeat and declared his readiness to fight for victory in the courts, challenging the results of the vote.

So far, however, the Trump team has not been able to achieve significant success in this struggle.

Thus, the Pennsylvania District Court dismissed a lawsuit by the Republican campaign headquarters, which referred to massive violations related to the accounting of ballots sent by mail.

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In turn, experts doubt that Trump will be able to provide strong evidence of election fraud.

This opinion was expressed in an interview with RT by the director of the Institute of the USA and Canada Valery Garbuzov.

“Trump has no evidence of election fraud to convince the courts.

By and large, he has only unfounded allegations that the Democrats allegedly stole the "mail" votes, "the expert noted.

According to Garbuzov, Trump will inevitably leave the White House.

“On December 14, the electoral college will meet, the protocol of their voting will become documentary evidence of the election results.

The point will be set in early January, when the Senate will announce the results of the elections and the winner, ”the expert explained.

A similar point of view is shared by the expert of the International Institute for Humanitarian and Political Research Vladimir Bruter.

“The use of specific technologies in elections and fraud are two different things.

Democrats did use technology that is ethically condemnable.

In particular, they called for voting by mail, created favorable conditions for those who vote in this way.

This is not good, but it does not mean that they broke the law.

However, Trump cannot accept and pretends that he does not understand this, ”the expert explained in a commentary on RT.

War of mutual accusations

Recall that doubts that Trump will voluntarily leave the Oval Office in the event of defeat in the presidential election began to sound in the United States in the summer.

Democratic candidate Joe Biden announced this in June.

He even suggested that the military would have to expel Trump from the White House.

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“I am absolutely convinced that (if the Democratic candidate wins. -

), the military will promptly withdraw him (Trump. -

) from the White House ... My biggest concern is that the president will try to steal this election.

We're talking about the man who called the mail-vote a scam, ”Biden told The Daily Show.

Rumors about Trump's possible refusal to give up power in case of defeat in the election turned out to be so popular that in August the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US Armed Forces, General Mark Milli, even had to send a special letter to Congress - earlier, Congressmen from the Democratic Party asked him about the possibility of military intervention in the presidential election.

“In the event of disputes regarding any aspect of the elections, according to the law, they must be settled by the American courts and the US Congress, not by the military.

I do not see any role for the US Armed Forces in this process, ”Milli said.

The topic of the transfer of power in the event of Trump's defeat in the election was raised later.

In September, reporters asked the head of the White House if he would guarantee a peaceful handover if Biden wins.

Trump then declined to answer, once again criticizing the mail-order vote.

“We will see what happens.

You know that I have complained a lot about voting by mail, and this is a disaster ... We will get rid of the ballots, and then it will be very peaceful ... frankly, there will be no transmission.

There will be a sequel further, ”Trump said.

Revenge and consolidation of supporters

According to Vladimir Bruter, Trump continues to talk about the struggle so as not to publicly admit defeat.

“Trump probably thinks he will humiliate himself by admitting defeat.

Therefore, he does not speak about him directly, avoids answers.

Trump is stirring up sentiment among his supporters with allegations of fraud, and Democrats are stirring up confusion by accusations that he will not leave power.

American society is already split, and now this split is likely to become even deeper, ”the expert noted.

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Valery Garbuzov expressed a similar point of view.

According to the expert, Trump deliberately agitates his electorate with statements about Democratic fraud.

On the one hand, the politician thus takes revenge on his political opponents, on the other hand, he tries to consolidate his own supporters, the expert said.

“This is a way to manipulate mass consciousness.

People who do not understand political cuisine sincerely believe that Trump can stay.

I suspect that when Biden settles in the White House, Trump will tweet for another four years and say in interviews that the Democrats stole the victory from him.

With such accusations, he is laying a mine under the future democratic administration in the hope of taking revenge at the next elections, ”concluded Valery Garbuzov.