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Trump’s refusal to concede ‘just awful for the country,’ former Sen. Jeff Flake says
President Donald Trump’s refusal to concede the election “does not speak well” for the president, former Republican Sen. Jeff Flake says, but it’s also a problem for the Republican Party. Judy Woodruff talks with Flake about why the president’s resistance…
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Shields and Brooks on the danger of Trump’s refusal to concede
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including President Donald Trump’s continuing and baseless claims about election fraud, how Republicans and Democrats have reacted and the long-term…
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Biden says transition is underway, even as Trump repeats unfounded claims
President-elect Joe Biden is reassuring Americans about the transition of power -- even if President Trump never admits he lost. Biden has 290 electoral votes, 20 more than he needed to win. On Tuesday, he held his first news conference…
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What Trump’s refusal to concede could mean for the presidential transition
With President Trump’s refusal to accept the results of the election, his supporters are doubling down on his message, and national tensions persist. Those calling for Trump to concede point to the long American history of presidential concessions and peaceful…
The week has seen a flood of disinformation about the election -- much of it coming from President Trump and his allies. In addition to false claims about voter fraud, there have been allegations that polling firms conspired to discourage…
The outcome of the presidential race is still unknown, as a handful of states continue counting ballots. In the meantime, legal challenges to the electoral process and protests are being mounted. Lisa Desjardins reports, and Yamiche Alcindor and John Yang…
The pandemic and the potential for record voter turnout are setting the stage for an election like no other we have seen. But what happens after the polling places close? The NewsHour has always relied upon the Associated Press to…
NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest in politics, including which voter demographics will be critical in the 2020 election, how President Trump is reaching out to his supporters…
The U.S. presidential race is preoccupied Thursday with a stunning question: might President Trump refuse to abide by the results of an election he loses? So far, Trump has declined to confirm he would accept defeat, prompting widespread criticism and…
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