WASHINGTON: Congressional Republicans including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell pushed back Thursday after President Donald Trump again declined to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses the Nov. 3 presidential election.
Trump said during a Wednesday news conference, Were going to have to see what happens, responding to a question. You know that Ive been complaining very strongly about the ballots, and the ballots are a disaster.”
But McConnell and other top Republicans had no hesitation in committing to an orderly transfer if Trump loses.
The winner of the November 3rd election will be inaugurated on January 20th, McConnell said in a tweet. There will be an orderly transition just as there has been every four years since 1792.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, a Trump ally and chair of the Senate Judiciary…