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Obama: Trump's refusal to accept defeat is a 'dangerous path' for democracy
Politico
Trump has yet to concede the election to Joe Biden, despite numerous news organizations calling the race for the former vice president Saturday.
By MATTHEW CHOI
11/12/2020 08:40 PM EST
Former President Barack Obama warned that President Donald Trump's refusal to acknowledge the results of the 2020 presidential election was a "dangerous path" and "delegitimizing" democracy in America.
"It's one more step in delegitimizing not just the incoming Biden administration but democracy in general," Obama told CBS' Scott Pelley in an interview excerpt released Thursday.
Trump has yet to concede the election to his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, despite numerous news organizations calling the race for the former vice president Saturday. A litany of foreign dignitaries have congratulated Biden on his victory, and his team has already kicked off some of their transition efforts.
Trump and his allies have continued to challenge the results in court, insisting widespread fraud and other irregularities were responsible for his electoral defeat. But election officials from both parties have all publicly attested there was no mass malfeasance. And even if the president does score some legal victories, the wide margins in key swing states place the odds of reversing the election results at practically none.
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Trump has yet to concede the election to Joe Biden, despite numerous news organizations calling the race for the former vice president Saturday.
By MATTHEW CHOI
11/12/2020 08:40 PM EST
Former President Barack Obama warned that President Donald Trump's refusal to acknowledge the results of the 2020 presidential election was a "dangerous path" and "delegitimizing" democracy in America.
"It's one more step in delegitimizing not just the incoming Biden administration but democracy in general," Obama told CBS' Scott Pelley in an interview excerpt released Thursday.
Trump has yet to concede the election to his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, despite numerous news organizations calling the race for the former vice president Saturday. A litany of foreign dignitaries have congratulated Biden on his victory, and his team has already kicked off some of their transition efforts.
Trump and his allies have continued to challenge the results in court, insisting widespread fraud and other irregularities were responsible for his electoral defeat. But election officials from both parties have all publicly attested there was no mass malfeasance. And even if the president does score some legal victories, the wide margins in key swing states place the odds of reversing the election results at practically none.
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