Trump Declines to Commit to Peaceful Transfer of Power, Drawing Swift Criticism- Tasnim News Agency

US President Donald Trump declined to commit to providing a peaceful transfer of power if he loses the election, prompting a backlash on social media from critics who said it raised questions about his willingness to relinquish power.


"Well, we're going to have to see what happens," Trump said on Wednesday when asked directly whether he would commit to a peaceful transition, assuming he lost the election, the USA Today reported.

"You know that I've been complaining very strongly about the ballots and the ballots are a disaster," Trump told reporters, referring to state where ballots are mailed automatically to registered voters. "Get rid of the ballots and you'll have a very a peaceful – there won’t be a transfer, frankly, there’ll be a continuation.”

Democratic candidate Joe Biden was asked about Trump's comments Wednesday night.

“What country are we in? I'm being facetious," Biden said, adding, "Look, he says the most irrational things. I don't know what to say."