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President Joe Biden said on Wednesday, August 7, that he is not confident of a peaceful transfer of power in the United States if Republican Donald Trump loses the presidential election on November 5, Voice of America reports.
"If Trump loses, I'm not at all confident," — Biden said in an interview with CBS News when asked if he thought there would be a peaceful transfer of power after the election.
“He means it. We don't take him seriously. He means it. All this talk about if we lose, there's going to be a bloodbath,” Biden added.
During a speech in Ohio in March, Trump warned of a “bloodbath” that could break out if he doesn't win the election. At the time, Trump discussed the need to protect the American auto industry from foreign competition, and later said he was referring to the auto industry when he used the term.
Trump falsely claimed to have won the 2020 election and has been charged with felonies in Washington, D.C., and Georgia for illegally attempting to overturn the election results.
Biden dropped out of the race last month after fellow Democrats called on him to drop out of the reelection bid following his poor debate performance with Trump, raising questions about the Democratic president's age and health.
Biden's vice president, Kamala Harris, won the Democratic nomination and is now running against Trump.
By Sergey Daga