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| President Donald Trump on Wednesday evening sparked bipartisan backlash after he declined to commit to the peaceful transfer of power if he loses the election in November. |
| "Well, we're going to have to see what happens," Trump said when asked if he would commit to a peaceful transition, assuming he lost the election. He then repeated his criticisms of mail-in voting, which he has said without evidence will lead to widespread fraud. |
| "You know that I've been complaining very strongly about the ballots and the ballots are a disaster," Trump told reporters. "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." |
| It did not go over well. |
| Sen. Mitt Romney was among several Republicans who spoke out, albeit without mentioning the president specifically. |
| "Fundamental to democracy is the peaceful transition of power; without that, there is Belarus," Romney tweeted. "Any suggestion that a president might not respect this Constitutional guarantee is both unthinkable and unacceptable." |
| Politicians and pundits on the left were aghast. |
| Sen. Bernie Sanders gave an entire speech Thursday warning of the danger ahead if Trump loses the election but won't leave office. |
| "This is not just an election between Donald Trump and Joe Biden," Sanders said. "This is an election between Donald Trump and democracy - and democracy must win." |
| What else is happening in the world of politics? Here you go. |
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