Biden Forecasts Possible Chaos Should Trump Refrain from Conceding Election
October 5, 2024 Washington, D.C. Concerns expressed by President Joe Biden on Friday regarding the likelihood that Republican nominee Donald Trump will reject the outcome of the forthcoming presidential contest, therefore endangering a peaceful change of leadership. Biden said in a rare White House briefing that he was certain the election will be done properly but cautioned that Trump's prior actions cast questions on a seamless ending to the contest.
I am sure it will be fair and free. Biden said, noting Trump's denial of the 2020 election's results and the ugly aftermath that followed, "I'm not sure whether it will be peaceful." "The things Trump has said, and the things he said last time out, when he didn’s like the outcome of the election, were quite dangerous."
Biden's remarks coincide with growing worries about the tone around the 2024 contest. Like his behaviour before his loss in 2020, Trump, who escaped an attempt at an assassination earlier this year, has kept disseminating false accusations of extensive voter fraud. These assertions resulted in the January 6, 2021 revolt for which Trump was impeachment for encouraging violence at the U.S. Capitol.
By not pledging to accept the election results at this week's vice presidential debate, Trump's running mate Senator JD Vance has stoked more questions. With swing states like North Carolina and Georgia anticipated to shape the result, the contest between Trump and Democratic contender Vice President Kamala Harris remains close.
Reiterating allegations of voter fraud, Trump told his supporters during a Friday rally in North Carolina, "We should get elected, but remember this, they cheat like heaven." He also ran in Georgia, a major swing state where he fell short of Biden in 2020. Legal challenges against Trump's attempts to reverse the outcome of that election abound, including a racketeering lawsuit in Georgia on hold until following the election.
Harris, meantime, is vigorously campaigning in the industrial heartland with an eye towards Trump's record on unions and jobs. Saying, "This is a man who has only ever fought for himself," Harris accused Trump of damaging Detroit, Michigan's automotive sector. Over his whole career, this man has been a union buster. Harris also attacked Trump's approach to federal disaster relief, charging him with disseminating false information on efforts at Hurricane Helene recovery.
Early voting starts in some states, hence both campaigns are stepping up their mobilisation activities. Harris, who has had a slim lead in some surveys, is expected to get a big boost next week when former President Barack Obama campaigns in important swing states including Pennsylvania.
With one month until Election Day, Biden's remarks draw attention to mounting concerns about a challenged result, so aggravating tensions already present in a split country.
