Trump promises 'orderly transition'

[jon-nyc]

A little late for that. Maybe he meant "mostly orderly transition"

[jon-nyc]

95% peaceful, even.

[Copper]

He promised an orderly transition on Jan 20

That is a couple weeks from now

Pay attention

[Loki]

When Trump rallied the audience and when someone didn’t make sure the Capitol was secure, Trump owned the outcome. When he didn’t say it was a tragic outcome for one of our top national symbols and take accountability for what happened he wrote his own final chapter of his Presidency. He’s lucky that there isn’t enough time to remove him.

[Axtremus]

@jon-nyc said in Trump promises 'orderly transition':

A little late for that. Maybe he meant "mostly orderly transition"

Is this like arguing “a little bit pregnant” or “a little diabetic”?

[89th]

@copper said in Trump promises 'orderly transition':

I don't believe that Mr. Trump has ever said that there would be anything other than an orderly transition

Here's an example:

https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/23/politics/trump-election-day-peaceful-transition/index.html

[89th]

That being said, his video today finally felt like a normal, presidential speech. Almost like a 4th grader who has come out of time-out and has to apologize for what he said earlier.

[Copper]

@89th said in Trump promises 'orderly transition':

@copper said in Trump promises 'orderly transition':

I don't believe that Mr. Trump has ever said that there would be anything other than an orderly transition

Here's an example:

https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/23/politics/trump-election-day-peaceful-transition/index.html

cnn is famous for their "refuses to commit" headlines.

They use that same tactic for all kinds of things.

They try to stuff words in his mouth and if he refuses to repeat them back exactly according to their rules then he "refuses to ..."

[Mik]

An orderly transition comes after the election results have been announced. Not after you have exhausted all possibility of hanging on. He could have contested the results while still participating in the transition.

[Axtremus]

@mik said in Trump promises 'orderly transition':

An orderly transition comes after the election results have been announced. Not after you have exhausted all possibility of hanging on. He could have contested the results while still participating in the transition.

That seems like a good way to look at it.