President Biden stated he is “not confident at all” that there shall be a peaceable switch of energy if former President Trump loses the upcoming election.
In his first interview since exiting the 2024 race, Biden was requested by CBS Information whether or not he was assured in a peaceable transition following the Capitol Hill riots that erupted on Jan. 6 in 2020.
“If Trump loses, I’m not confident at all,” Biden instructed CBS’ Robert Costa within the preview clip, after mistakenly saying he would not be assured “if Trump wins.”
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President Biden stated he is “not confident at all” in a peaceable switch of energy if former President Trump loses the upcoming election in an interview with CBS Information. (Screenshot/CBS Information)
“He means what he says. We don’t take him seriously. He means it. All this stuff about if we lose, there’ll be a bloodbath,” Biden stated. “Look what they’re trying to do now. In the local election districts where people count the votes… they’re putting people in place in states where they’re gonna count the votes, right? You can’t love your country only when you win.”
Biden’s “bloodbath” remark was in reference to remarks Trump stated earlier this yr when he instructed rally-goers that the nation would face an financial “bloodbath” if Democratic insurance policies proceed impacting the auto business.
The remainder of the interview is ready to air this Sunday on “CBS Sunday Morning.”
Biden took purpose at former President Trump’s “bloodbath” remark, which Democrats insisted would incite violence even if the Republican was utilizing the time period in an financial context. (Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC through Getty Photographs)
This marks Biden’s first interview since he introduced he was now not looking for re-election greater than two weeks in the past.
Notably, his former working mate who he endorsed, Vice President Kamala Harris, has not carried out any interviews since she emerged because the Democratic nominee.
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Vice President Kamala Harris and Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz seem on stage collectively throughout a marketing campaign occasion at Girard School on August 6, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Photographs)
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Biden confronted widespread calls to withdraw from the race following his disastrous debate efficiency, which had Democrats worrying about their presidential prospects as he took a success within the polls.
Harris introduced Tuesday that she tapped Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her working mate and the 2 of them will face off in opposition to Trump and his VP choose Sen. JD Vance in November.
