Election 2020, News, White House Report

President Trump Refuses to Commit to Peaceful Transfer: “Get Rid of the Ballots”

April Ryan
September 24, 2020

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Early voting is underway, and President Trump is claiming there are problems with ballots. This could be an excuse for a peaceful transfer of administrations should he lose to Joe Biden in November.

Listen to what President Trump said when questioned in the White House briefing room about committing to a peaceful transfer.

Click ▶️ to listen to AURN Washington Bureau Chief April Ryan’s White House Report:

Very important that, in order to watch that ALL are following the Rules & Regulations, you become an Election Official at your local Polling Place. Go sign up NOW!!!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 23, 2020

A voter waits to be handed her ballot as people wait over four hours for early voting at Fairfax County Government Center, Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, in Fairfax, Va. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

April Ryan has a unique vantage point as the only Black female reporter covering urban issues from the White House, a position she has held with AURN since the Clinton era. Her position as a White House Correspondent has afforded her heightened insight into the racial sensitivities, issues, and attendant political struggles of our nation. April has written three books; The Presidency in Black & White: My Close-Up View of Three Presidents and Race in America, At Mama's Knee: Mothers and Race in Black and White, and Under Fire: Reporting from the Front Lines of the Trump White House. Twitter: @aprildryan