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Wednesday December 25, 2024

'Not confident' of peaceful transfer if Kamala wins in November, says Biden

He means it — all the stuff about ´if we lose there´ll be a bloodbath,´" said Biden

By AFP
August 08, 2024
US President Joe Biden gestures as he delivers remarks at the White House in Washington, US, February 8, 2024. — Reuters
US President Joe Biden gestures as he delivers remarks at the White House in Washington, US, February 8, 2024. — Reuters

US President Joe Biden said in an interview with CBS that he is "not confident at all" there will be a peaceful transfer of power to Kamala Harris if Donald Trump loses November´s election.

"If Trump loses, I'm not confident at all," Biden said in an interview with CBS News when asked whether he thought there would be a peaceful transfer of power after the vote.

"He means what he says. We don't take him seriously. He means it. All this stuff about if we lose there'd be a bloodbath," Biden added.

During a March campaign appearance in Ohio, Trump warned of a "bloodbath" if he fails win the election. At the time Trump was discussing the need to protect the US auto industry from overseas competition, and Trump later said he was referring to the auto industry when he used the term.

During a March campaign appearance in Ohio, Trump warned of a "bloodbath" if he fails win the election. At the time Trump was discussing the need to protect the US auto industry from overseas competition, and Trump later said he was referring to the auto industry when he used the term.

During a March campaign appearance in Ohio, Trump warned of a "bloodbath" if he fails win the election. At the time Trump was discussing the need to protect the US auto industry from overseas competition, and Trump later said he was referring to the auto industry when he used the term.

Trump has falsely claimed he won the 2020 election against Biden and was criminally charged in Washington, DC, and Georgia with illegally trying to overturn the results.

Biden dropped out of the campaign last month after fellow Democrats called for him to step aside following a poor debate performance against Trump that raised questions about the Democratic president's age and health.

Biden's vice president, Kamala Harris, has since captured the Democratic nomination and is running against Trump.