President Donald Trump on Thursday committed to “an orderly transition” of power minutes after Congress confirmed the election of President-elect Joe Biden.
The striking reversal came hours after a violent mob of the presidents supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol.
Even though I totally disagree with the outcome of the election, and the facts bear me out, nevertheless there will be an orderly transition on January 20th,” according to a statement attributed to Trump and released by the White House.
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Trump has repeatedly and baselessly claimed the election was stolen or that there was widespread fraud, for which there has been no evidence.
Following the assault on the Capitol, he also faced mounting pressure from previous backers to accept that Biden had won.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., a Trump ally, said after the events at the Capitol that Biden was lawfully elected, and it was time to accept that.
“Count me out. Enough is enough,” he said. “We’ve got to end it.”
President Donald Trump on Thursday committed to “an orderly transition” of power after the election of President-elect Joe Biden.
