Donald Trump has said he will concede defeat in the 2024 election if he loses a "fair" race.
Speaking while casting his vote in Palm Beach, Florida, the former president was asked by a reporter how he would respond to concerns that he might not concede if he loses the election to Kamala Harris.
"I think they're crazy," Trump said.
"If I lose an election, if it's a fair election, I'd be the first one to acknowledge it. So far, I think it's been fair."
Following his loss to President Joe Biden in the 2020 election, Trump continually made false claim of voter fraud and frequently said that the election was rigged. Trump refused to acknowledge Biden fairly won that election, and his supporters later stormed the Capitol on January 6, 2021, as a part of an alleged attempt to stop the certification of the results.
Speaking further at the Palm Beach polling station on Tuesday, Trump dismissed suggestions that he needs to tell his supporters not to be violent if he loses the election.
"I don't have to tell them that. There'll be no violence, of course there'll be no violence, my supporters are not violent people," Trump said.
He said that he thinks that the vote counting process is "too complicated."
"If we had a piece of paper watermarked—you know that paper is more sophisticated now than computers—it's watermarked paper. It's unbelievable what happens with it, there nothing you can do to cheat.
"We spend hundreds of millions and billions of dollars on these campaigns. You could do it for 8 percent of the cost and have accuracy, and we wouldn't have to be worried about when Pennsylvania is going to announce," Trump added.
"It's really a shame."
Trump added he feels "very confident" about his chances in this election, saying that he came into Election Day "with a very big lead."
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Why should he have to tell people not to be violent? He’s right – his supporters aren’t inherently violent. This whole narrative that Trump’s base is a threat is just a way to paint anyone who questions the election as dangerous.
So Trump says he’ll concede if the election is fair. That’s rich coming from the guy who’s convinced every election he loses is ‘unfair.’ It’s the ultimate setup – if he wins, it’s fair; if he loses, it’s rigged.
Exactly! This ‘if it’s fair’ line is just his excuse to rile up his supporters if he doesn’t win. He’s playing both sides. And we all know what happened last time he couldn’t accept a loss – we got January 6th
Or maybe he has a point? Election integrity should be scrutinized. If Trump’s questioning the process, maybe we should look at why. Watermarked paper ballots could actually help ensure accuracy and transparency.
Watermarked ballots? Please. He’s only throwing out these ideas because he doesn’t trust anything he can’t control. The election process has been tested, and Trump questioning it doesn’t make it flawed.
Sure, he says ‘no violence’ now, but he’s refusing to ask his supporters to stay calm if he loses. Classic doublespeak. He wants plausible deniability if things go south again, but we all see through it.
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