Trump says he will leave if the electoral college votes for Biden

[leftofthestorm]

It is behind a pay wall but it is on the front page of WaPo.








https://www.washingtonpost.com/

[rurallib]

1. that's the way the system works - or is supposed to

[GoCubsGo]

2. Why wait for the Electoral College?

Just fucking go now.

[Cha]

3. BFD ASSHOLE t*****

[RainCaster]

4. Here's the four paragraphs

President Trump said on Thursday that he would leave the White House if the electoral college voted for President-elect Joe Biden next month, though he vowed to keep fighting to overturn the election he lost and said he may never concede.

“Certainly I will, and you know that,” he said when asked if he would leave the White House if the electoral college picked Biden.

Though advisers have long said he would leave on Jan. 20, it was Trump’s first explicit commitment to vacate office if the vote did not go his way.

Trump said he planned to continue to make claims of fraud about the results and said, without evidence, that Biden could not have won close to 80 million votes. His legal team has been widely mocked — and has lost almost every claim in every state, as officials certify results for Biden.

[muriel_volestrangler]

19. I was hoping it was "leave the country"

If Trump buggers off to Russia, Turkey, UAE etc., it'll leave the deplorables realising he was playing them all along.

[JHB]

5. Opening 4 paragraphs:

President Trump said on Thursday that he would leave the White House if the electoral college voted for President-elect Joe Biden next month, though he vowed to keep fighting to overturn the election he lost and said he may never concede.

“Certainly I will, and you know that,” he said when asked if he would leave the White House if the electoral college picked Biden.

Though advisers have long said he would leave on Jan. 20, it was Trump’s first explicit commitment to vacate office if the vote did not go his way.

Trump said he planned to continue to make claims of fraud about the results and said, without evidence, that Biden could not have won close to 80 million votes. His legal team has been widely mocked — and has lost almost every claim in every state, as officials certify results for Biden.

[Andy823]

12. What he really meant was

as long as my cult keeps falling for my con job, and they keep sending me millions in donations, I will keep fighting. It's all about the money!

[Xipe Totec]

6. Mighty noble of him. nt

[OAITW r.2.0]

7. Still time to fleece the rubes! nt

[Laelth]

8. Did he promise?

Cross his heart and hope that he dies?



-Laelth

[Tanuki]

9. Not his call, actually. The Secret Service will haul his sorry ass out the

door if he overstays his term.

[Hoyt]

10. That's his only choice.

[bullimiami]

11. You can bet there is scheming to flip electors.

He still thinks there’s a shot.

[HipChick]

13. He always tells on himself...

[Demsrule86]

14. Here you go. I have a digital subscription.

President Trump said on Thursday that he would leave the White House if the electoral college voted for President-elect Joe Biden next month, though he vowed to keep fighting to overturn the election he lost and said he may never concede.

“Certainly I will, and you know that,” he said when asked if he would leave the White House if the electoral college picked Biden.

Though advisers have long said he would leave on Jan. 20, it was Trump’s first explicit commitment to vacate office if the vote did not go his way.

Trump said he planned to continue to make claims of fraud about the results and said, without evidence, that Biden could not have won close to 80 million votes. His legal team has been widely mocked — and has lost almost every claim in every state, as officials certify results for Biden.

[russiamommy]

15. And his supporters will claim he's such a big man for doing it...

Of course he has no choice. Sigh.

[Squinch]

16. Oh, who cares. We know he'll leave. What do we care what he says?

[smirkymonkey]

17. Umm, it's not his decision.

He WILL leave the White House on January 20th whether he wants to or not. He has no control over this anymore.

What a ridiculous, pathetic little man.

[DrToast]

18. Darn. I was hoping they had to remove him by force

[CaptainTruth]

20. He'll be thrown out of the WH as a trespasser.

He doesn't need to concede.

[NanceGreggs]

21. As if he has a fuckin' choice. n/t

[Retrograde]

22. Translation: Those grapes were sour anyway

What makes him think he has a choice? His term ends at noon EST on January 20, and since he wasn't elected to a second one, he'll no longer be president, no matter how many times he stomps his little feet.

[Boogiemack]

23. He is counting on faithless electors to overturn the legitimate election. nt

[maxrandb]

24. I'd be fine with Dense filling the seat from 12 Dec to 20 Jan

Better yet, let them both leave on the 12th and Nancy can fill in for a few weeks.