President Biden said he has “no confidence at all” that there would be a peaceful transfer of power if former President Trump loses the next election.
In his first interview since dropping out of the 2024 presidential race, Biden was asked by CBS News whether he was confident there would be a peaceful transition of power following the January 6, 2020, riot at the U.S. Capitol.
“If Trump loses, I have no confidence at all,” Biden told CBS’ Robert Costa in a preview, after mistakenly saying he wasn’t confident “if Trump wins.”
Kamala Harris has avoided interviews for more than two weeks since becoming the Democratic nominee
In an interview with CBS News, President Biden said he had “no confidence at all” that there would be a peaceful transfer of power if former President Trump loses the next election. (Screenshot/CBS News)
“He means what he says. We’re not taking him seriously. He means it. All he says is that if we lose, there’s going to be a bloodbath,” Biden said. “Look what they’re trying to do now. In local districts where people are counting votes … they’re appointing people to states to count votes, right? You can’t only love your country if you win.”
Biden’s “catastrophe” remarks were a reference to comments made by Trump earlier this year, when he told rally attendees that the country faced an economic “catastrophe” if Democratic policies continued to affect the auto industry.
The rest of the interview will air this Sunday on “CBS Sunday Morning.”
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Biden argued that Democrats would incite violence, even though former Republican President Trump used the word “bloodshed” in an economic context. (Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
This is Biden’s first interview since he announced more than two weeks ago that he would not seek reelection.
It is worth noting that Kamala Harris, the former vice presidential candidate whom Trump endorsed, has not given a single interview since emerging as the Democratic candidate.
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Vice President Kamala Harris and Democratic vice presidential nominee, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, appear onstage together during a campaign event at Girard College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on August 6, 2024. (Andrew Harnick/Getty Images)
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Biden’s disastrous debate performance and hit in the polls have left Democrats worried about his presidential prospects, sparking widespread calls for him to withdraw from the race.
Ms Harris announced on Tuesday that she had chosen Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate. The two will face off against Mr Trump and his running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance, in November.
