The White House on Friday said that President Donald Trump will accept the results of a “free and fair” election, PTI reported.
On September 23, Trump had declined to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he lost the upcoming presidential elections. Trump claimed that even if he ended up losing, it would be because of fraudulent postal ballot voting and not because more Americans voted against him. “We’re going to have to see what happens,” Trump told reporters. “You know that I’ve been complaining very strongly about the ballots, and the ballots are a disaster.”
The remarks caused alarm in American political circles and among the US media. Responding to a question from a reporter on Trump’s refusal to commit to a peaceful transfer of power, his Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany sought to blame the Democratic Party. “The president will accept the…