US POLL CHIEF SCORCHES TRUMP: WE DO NOT ‘GET RID’ OF BALLOTS

Commissioner Ellen Weintraub of the Federal Election Commission (FEC) has a news flash for President Donald Trump and anyone else who needs to hear it: “In the United States of America, we do not ‘get rid of’ ballots.”

Earlier, when asked during a press briefing if he would commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses the November election, Trump refused to do so, saying, “Well, we’re going to have to see what happens,” Josephine Harvey reported for HuffPost.

He then went on to attack mail-in voting, suggesting there would only be a peaceful transition if mail-in ballots are removed. He also implied there would be no need for a transfer without mail-in ballots. (He has on several occasions claimed the process favors Democrat), Harvey stressed. Democrats promptly condemned him, along with Republicans supporting Biden.

“Get rid of the ballots and you’ll have a peaceful ... there won’t be a transfer, frankly, there’ll be a continuation,” Trump roared. Weintraub, a Democratic appointee, cleared things up with a tweet: Ellen L Weintraub @EllenLWeintraub In case anyone is unclear on the concept, in the United States of America, we do not “get rid of” ballots. We count them. Counting the ballots – *all* the ballots – is the way we determine who leads our country after our elections. The only way.

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