McConnell: 'Of course' there will be a peaceful transfer of power if Biden wins

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Publish Date: 22:18 - 06 November 2020
Friday, 06 November 2020 (YJC)_ Senate Majority says there will be a peaceful transfer of power.

McConnell: 'Of course' there will be a peaceful transfer of power if Biden winsSenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says there will be a peaceful transfer of power if Joe Biden wins the 2020 presidential election.

When asked by Kentucky reporter if a peaceful transfer of power would take place once the election is settled and the former vice president ends up winning the Electoral College, McConnell responded with "of course" on Friday.

"We've had a peaceful transfer of power going back to 1792," said McConnell.

Back in September, President Donald Trump seemed to indicate he would commit to a friendly transition of power after the election, should he lose.

"I think we're going to have a tremendous victory. I don't think there will be a transition," Trump said at the time. "They say 'will there be a friendly transition?' Of course there will. But when we win, they don't call it a transition, do they."

"Do we believe in a peaceful transition? We do," added the president.

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