Donald Trump has stepped back slightly from his refusal to say during his debate with Hillary Clinton whether he would concede if he loses on Election Day, alluding to the possibility of a rigged system.
“I would like to promise and pledge to all of my voters and supporters and to all of the people of the United States that I will totally accept the results of this great and historic presidential election,” Trump said Thursday while campaigning in Ohio. After letting that vow hang in the air for a few seconds, he added, “if I win.”
Putting aside his mocking tone, Trump said he would accept “a clear election result” but reserved his right to “contest or file a legal challenge” if he lost on Nov. 8. He brushed off the likelihood of that happening with a confident prediction that “we’re not going to lose.”
Among those criticizing Trump was Sen. John McCain, the Arizona Republican who lost to Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential race.
“I didn’t like the outcome of the 2008 election. But I had a duty to concede, and I did so without reluctance,” McCain said in a statement. “A concession isn’t just an exercise in graciousness. It is an act of respect for the will of the American people, a respect that is every American leader’s first responsibility.”
The annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner, a Catholic fundraiser in New York, was by tradition a moment when the Republican and Democratic nominees could turn any campaign vitriol into barbed humor and ultimately a show of national unity. The Thursday night event offered many hearty laughs — and a few awkward ones.
“We have proven we can actually be civil with each other,” Trump said about the opponent he has asserted belongs in jail for alleged criminal acts. “In fact, just before taking the dais Hillary accidentally bumped into me and she very civilly said, ‘Pardon me.'”
Following Trump at the dinner, Clinton cracked: “I didn’t think he’d be OK with a peaceful transition of power.”
During an Ohio rally earlier Thursday, Trump tried to turn the attention to Clinton by accusing her of “cheating” and suggesting she should “resign from the race.” He cited a hacked email disclosed publicly by WikiLeaks that showed her campaign was tipped off about a question she’d be asked in a CNN town hall meeting during the Democratic primary.
“Can you imagine if I got the questions? They would call for the re-establishment of the electric chair, do you agree?” Trump said.
The Associated Press contributed to this article.
I think with all the warehouses filled with Democrat ballots (fraudulent ones) found in Ohio and other states, since this is a violation of the trust of the People of America in the honor of the election, she should be disqualified. She is ANYWAY, with the emails she deleted, and which she stated quite clearly that she takes FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR DOING. FINE. But of course she actually has NO HONOR or decency at all. She will run and she will cheat all the way, since she IS a Communist, she truly believes that the ends justify any crimes she commits to try to reach them.
Anyone notice Hillary’s appearance during the debates? Where are the bags under eyes, the numerous double chins? She looks to be pulled and glued to the max. A visual deception that she is up to the job? Clinton’s entire campaign is based upon fraudulence and deception!
BOTOX INJECTED PLASTERED FACE WITH THE BLOWN IN HIGH CHEEK BONES………& STEROIDS FOR THE DRUGGIE. BABY BUSH’S WIFE DID THE SAME
DEAR CLINTON-LOVING MILLENIELS, many of whom live off their parents:
You are about to lose your financial support system, because parents are scheduled to die under Heil-Hit-Liar-y, READ ON…….
Pay SPECIAL ATTENTION to pages 58 & 59
WELL, WELL, WELL….WE KNEW THIS WAS COMING…HOW MANY PEOPLE KNEW THIS???
Obama held all of this until his term was almost over. The fee also for Medicare goes up something
close to $237
a month per person starting next year.
IMPORTANT ACTION INFORMATION FOR NOVEMBER, 2016, VOTE Medicare at age
76!
If you don’t read this, and do nothing about it, don’t complain when it affects you or your loved ones! This is the second Judge to have read the Obama Care
document comments. More highlights of Nancy’s “pass it and then find out what’s in the bill”! Show this to everyone nearing the ripe old age of 76. These are just a few of the things that we seniors are going to have to deal with which started in 2014.
MEDICARE AT AGE 76, IMPORTANT PLEASE READ – ANYONE WHO DOUBTS THIS IS TRUE CAN DOWNLOAD THE NEW OBAMACARE AND LOOK UP THE PAGES
MENTIONED. THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING….
THIS should be read by everyone, especially important to those over 75……. If you are younger, then it may apply to your parents. Your hospital
Medicare admittance has just changed under ObamaCare.
You must be admitted by your primary Physician in order for Medicare to pay for it! If you are admitted by an emergency room doctor,
it is treated as outpatient care where hospital costs are not covered.
This is only the tip of the iceberg for Obama Care.
Just wait to see what else went into effect in 2014. YOU
ARE NOT GOING TO LIKE THIS… At
age 76, when you most need it most, you are NOT eligible
for cancer
treatment…
* see page 272. What Nancy Pelosi didn’t want us to know
until after the healthcare bill was passed. Remember, she
said, “We have to pass the Bill so that we can see what’s in
it.” Well,
here it is.
Obama Care Highlighted by Page Number THE CARE BILL HB 3200 JUDGE KITHIL IS THE 2ND OFFICIAL WHO HAS OUTLINED THESE PARTS OF THE CARE BILL.
Judge KITHIL of Marble Falls, TX highlighted the most egregious pages of HB3200. Please read this…… especially the reference to pages 58 & 59. JUDGE KITHIL
wrote:
Page 50/section 152: The
bill will provide insurance to all non-U.S. residents, even if they are here illegally.
Page 58 and 59: The
government will have real-time access to an individual’s bank account and will have the authority to make electronic fund transfers from those accounts.
Page 65/section 164: The plan will be subsidized (by the
government) for all union members, union retirees and for
community organizations (such as the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now – ACORN).
Page 203/line 14-15: The
tax imposed under this section will not be treated as a tax. (How could anybody in their right mind come up with that?)
Page 241 and 253: Doctors will all be paid the same regardless of specialty, and the government will set all doctors’ fees.
Page 272. section 1145: Cancer
hospital will ration
care according to the patient’s age.
Page 317 and 321: The government will impose a prohibition on hospital expansion; however, communities may petition for an exception.
Page 425, line 4-12: The
government mandates advance-care planning consultations. Those on Social Security will be required to attend an “end-of-life planning” seminar every five years. (Death counseling..)
Page 429, line 13-25: The
government will specify
which doctors can write an end-of-life order.
HAD ENOUGH???? Judge Kithil then goes on to identify:
“Finally, it is specifically stated that this bill will not apply to members of Congress.
No wonder they did not see the need to read it….doesn’t apply to them!!! THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE NEED TO STAND UP TO WASHINGTON
…..
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