US election: Biden's campaign threatens to escort Trump out of White House
- The Biden campaign has said the US government would take action against Donald Trump if he refuses to leave the White House should Biden emerge as president
- The campaign described anyone unlawfully occupying the White House as trespassers
- Andrew Bates, the spokesperson for the campaign made reference to the Republican president without mentioning his name
The Joe Biden campaign has reacted to claims that Donald Trump is unwilling to concede defeat even if he loses the US presidential election.
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The campaign in a statement on Friday, November 6, warned that Donald Trump could be escorted from the White House by the US government if he tries to undermine the democratic process, Independent UK reported.
Andrew Bates, the spokesperson for the Biden campaign stated the American people will decide the presidential election.
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He also said that the government can escort trespassers out of the White House, in an apparent reference to the Republican president.
The statement read:
“As we said on July 19th, the American people will decide this election."
"And the United States government is perfectly capable of escorting trespassers out of the White House."
The statement was released amid reports that the Trump campaign team is planning to launch lawsuits over his claims of voter fraud among other allegations.
Meanwhile, Nigeria's former president Goodluck Jonathan has advised all leaders across the world not to hold on to power at the cost of losing honour.
Jonathan in a brief statement posted on its Facebook page on Friday, November 6, said no leader's ambition is worth the blood of any citizen
Though Jonathan did not mention any names, his timely statement holds some relevance to the current situations in the US.
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