As it looks increasingly likely that former Vice President Joe Biden will win Pennsylvania, and therefore the election, the Trump campaign has signaled that the president doesn't plan to concede even if a loss is decisive. On Friday, the Trump campaign went as far as to issue a statement reiterating its belief that "the election is not over."
But even as some have fretted about what might happen if Trump ultimately refuses to commit to a peaceful transfer of power, the Biden campaign seems unperturbed. "As we said on July 19th, the American people will decide this election," the campaign wrote Friday, adding that "the United States government is perfectly capable of escorting trespassers out of the White House."
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