The Joe Biden campaign has reacted to claims that Donald Trump is unwilling to concede defeat even if he loses the US presidential election.
The campaign in a statement on Friday, November 6, warned that Donald Trump could be escorted from the White House by the US government if he tries to undermine the democratic process, Independent UK reported.
Andrew Bates, the spokesperson for the Biden campaign stated the American people will decide the presidential election.
He also said that the government can escort trespassers out of the White House, in an apparent reference to the Republican president.
The statement read:
“As we said on July 19th, the American people will decide this election.”
“And the United States government is perfectly capable of escorting trespassers out of the White House.”
The statement was released amid reports that the Trump campaign team is planning to launch lawsuits over his claims of voter fraud among other allegations.
Meanwhile, the former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, has advised all leaders across the world not to hold on to power at the cost of losing honour.
Jonathan, who made this known in a Facebook post on Friday, recommended this ‘philosophy’ to all leaders facing ‘challenging situations at the polls’.
He wrote, “Nobody’s ambition is worth the blood of any citizen. It is better to gain honour at the cost of losing power than to gain power at the cost of losing honour.
“At any point in time, the power of love should matter more than the love of power.
“This is my philosophy. I have lived it. It has brought great peace to both my beloved nation and I. And I recommend it to all leaders facing challenging situations, either in government, or at the polls, or even in their dealings with fellow political actors.”
Jonathan, who sought reelection on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party in 2015, had conceded defeat to the incumbent Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, of the All Progressives Congress.
Although Jonathan was not specific about the world ‘leaders’ he made the recommendation to, his statement was made at a time when the United States is electing a new President to lead the nation for another four years.
The incumbent American President, Donald Trump, and his Democrat challenger Joe Biden are presently slugging it out at the polls but the Electoral College votes are tilting in favour of Biden who is some figures shy from the magic number of 270.
The Republican candidate has, however, been alleging fraud in the voting process. Trump has also threatened that the election would end up at the US Supreme Court.
