Trump Says He'll Leave Office If Biden's Electoral Win Certified, but Admits Conceding Is 'Very Hard'
President Donald Trump said Thursday that he would respect the Electoral College votes and concede if those votes go to Democrat Joe Biden.
Speaking to reporters on Thanksgiving, Trump said he would "certainly" step out of the White House if the Electoral College doesn't vote for him.
"I will, and you know that," he said. But he admitted that it would be a "very hard thing" to concede to Biden.
When pressed further with questions about having to concede once the Electoral College finalizes Biden's projected win, Trump said they would have made a "mistake" if they elect Biden into the White House.
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While Trump did allude to possibly conceding the Nov. 3 election, it doesn't mean he's fine with the circumstances.
The president still insists that the recent election was riddled with massive voter fraud that did not work in his favor.
His campaign team has filed multiple legal challenges to the election count in several battleground states. Even though most of the lawsuits have failed in the courts, others continue to run their course, reported Newsmax.
Trump Claims He Won Election by 'Tremendous' Amount
According to a report from NBC News, Trump told reporters that he did win the election by an "enormous amount." But the news outlet's election tracker said the president was behind by about 6.2 million votes.
Still, the president insisted that there could be "shocking" news that may come over the next week or two, which could turn around the election.
"I don't know what is going to happen. I know one thing, Joe Biden did not get 80 million votes," he said.
He also insisted that he received far more votes than the 74 million popular votes recorded in initial counts. It was clear that Trump's camp will not go down without a fight.
"We're going to have to see what happens, you know, but I've been complaining very strongly about the ballots," Trump said in September. "The ballots are a disaster."
The Hill noted that at the time, Trump's comment appeared to be unnecessary since he was confident that he'd win re-election.
But after weeks of stalling a transition, Trump finally allowed the General Service Administration (GSA) to start the transition process with Biden's campaign.
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As part of the transition, Biden and his team were given access to federal resources and personnel. But Trump said it does not mean he's conceding.
GSA's head Emily Murphy insisted that she decided to start the transition on her own.
Electoral College to Meet Less Than Three Weeks
The Electoral College is set to meet on Dec. 14 to cast the votes that will finally settle this year's election.
Speaking about a possible defeat through electoral votes was the closest thing to a concession that Trump ever said since the election happened more than three weeks ago, Reuters reported.
As for the Electoral College votes, Biden appeared to take the lead. He had more than the 270 electoral votes needed to secure the presidency.
If Biden would be certified as the election winner, he would be sworn into office on Jan. 20. Trump declined to say if he would attend a Biden inauguration.
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