Literally, for years now, we’ve been covering hot takes about what happens if President Trump loses but refuses to accept the result of the election. Trump refusing to leave the Oval Office has been covered by CNN and CBS News a couple of times. Just as the media keeps asking why Trump won’t denounce white supremacy after having already done it over and over — on camera — they keep asking if he’ll respect the results of the election. And after the coup attempt by members of the previous administration, they still seem surprised that he’s not anxious to promise he’ll peacefully transition to a Biden administration while mail-in ballots are still being harvested.
Earlier Saturday in Pennsylvania, Joe Biden seemed to suggest he wouldn’t accept defeat, because the only way he could lose is through “chicanery” going on at the polls.
Biden: "You got to go out and make sure you vote. Because the only way we lose this is by the chicanery going on relative to polling places."
— Johnny Verhovek (@JTHVerhovek) October 10, 2020
Biden in Erie, PA: “The only way we lose this is by the chicanery going on with regard to polling places.” pic.twitter.com/OQOnfNhC2m
— Jennifer Epstein (@jeneps) October 10, 2020
.@JoeBiden in Joe Biden-speak on the need to vote and vote overwhelmingly to make sure the country is able to heal and unite again:
"The only way we lose this is by the chicanery going on with regard to polling places," he said.
— Marianna Sotomayor (@MariannaNBCNews) October 10, 2020
Joe Biden just now in Erie, PA: "The only way we lose this is by the chicanery going on with regard to polling places.”
— Tyler Pager (@tylerpager) October 10, 2020
— Noah Rothman (@NoahCRothman) October 10, 2020
Pot is on the phone with kettle right now….
— Director Krennic (@BeingKrennic) October 10, 2020
They are always doing what they accuse other side of doing.
— Bill (@moviebill52) October 10, 2020
Joe knows chicanery when he sees it ?
— Hid’n Like Biden MAGA ??? (@postmixer) October 10, 2020
He's getting his excuse ready.
— Gregory Sloop (@gregory_sloop) October 10, 2020
This is called seeding the field Mr Pager
— Eric Cantrell (@E_R_Cantrell) October 10, 2020
If we don't get our chicanery, we don't win, it's that simple. Come on, man!
— ?? Paul ?️ (@thenotfakepaul) October 10, 2020
So is Biden going to concede knowing there’s been vote-tampering that kept him from winning?
Biden in PA now clarifies this line: “I understand one of the comments I made have been taken out of context. I’m going to accept the outcome of this election, period. And I think all the American people have to do is vote, show up and vote, they’re going to determine this.” https://t.co/5RODNKvXqu
— Johnny Verhovek (@JTHVerhovek) October 10, 2020
Biden: “What I was referencing is the attempts that are made to try to influence and scare people from voting. Pay attention to them. The American people are voting…they’re going to determine the outcome and I’m going to accept the outcome of the election without any question.”
— Johnny Verhovek (@JTHVerhovek) October 10, 2020
Funny he says all Americans have to do is “show up and vote” while pushing mail-in ballots so hard.
Related:
Joe Biden tells local reporter his viewers ‘don’t deserve’ answer to court-packing question and they’re ‘probably Republicans’ https://t.co/QV1dUVzxYE
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) October 10, 2020
