Appearing on MSNBC, Democrat Adam Schiff called for Republicans working in the Trump admin to resign over recent Trump remarks about whether he’d commit to a peaceful transfer of power.
Schiff said “This is a moment that I would say to any Republican of good conscience working in the administration, it is time for you to resign.”
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"This is a moment that I would say to any Republican of good conscience working in the administration, it is time for you to resign." – @RepAdamSchiff pic.twitter.com/Fs2dbshFfR
— Maddow Blog (@MaddowBlog) September 24, 2020
Schiff was responding to the following exchange – where Trump was asked “Win, lose or draw in this election, will you commit here today for a peaceful transferal of power after the election?”
Trump responded “We’re going to have to see what happens…Get rid of the ballots and we’ll have a very peaceful…there won’t be a transfer, frankly. There will be a continuation. The ballots are out of control, you know it, and you know who knows it better than anybody else? The Democrats know it better than anybody else.”
Reporter: "Win, lose or draw in this election, will you commit here today for a peaceful transferal of power after the election?"
President Trump: "We're going to have to see what happens." pic.twitter.com/h5RF3dKPD1
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 23, 2020
Schiff tweeted in response:
This is how democracy dies. A president so desperate to cling to power that he won’t commit to a peaceful transition of power. That he seeks to throw out millions of votes. And a Republican Party too craven to say a word. But we will fight back. America belongs to the people.
This is how democracy dies.
A president so desperate to cling to power that he won’t commit to a peaceful transition of power.
That he seeks to throw out millions of votes.
And a Republican Party too craven to say a word.
But we will fight back. America belongs to the people. https://t.co/mIVjh78Xk9
— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) September 24, 2020