Biden Not Confident of Orderly Power Transfer if Trump Loses
Biden Not Confident of Orderly Power Transfer if Trump Loses
The Facts
US Pres. Joe Biden is not confident of a peaceful transition of power if the Republican candidate, former President Donald Trump, loses the presidential election.In a clip of an interview with CBS News, airing Sunday, US Pres. Joe Biden said he is "not confident at all" of a peaceful transition of power if the Republican candidate, former Pres. Donald Trump, loses the 2024 presidential election.
"I'm not confident at all," Biden told CBS News in an interview -- to be aired Sunday -- when asked if he was confident of an orderly power transfer in January.Biden, who has quit the presidential race, emphasized that "He [Trump] means what he says," referring to Trump's past statement that there would be an economic "bloodbath" in the auto industry if Democrats win.
The Spin
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