One of the most unsurprising takeaways of the Oct. 1 vice presidential debate between Ohio’s Sen. JD Vance (R) and Minnesota’s Gov. Tim Walz (D) was the Republican candidate’s refusal to say that former President Donald J. Trump lost the 2020 election to President Joe Biden (D).
Vance sidestepped the questions, saying, “Tim, I’m focused on the future. Look, what President Trump has said is that there were problems in 2020, and my own belief is that we should fight about those issues, debate those issues peacefully in the public square.”
Vance also downplayed the seriousness of the insurrection on January 6, 2021, which injured more than 140 law enforcement officers and resulted in at least seven people losing their lives in connection with the attack at the U.S. Capitol.
“That is a damning non-answer,” Walz responded. “I’m pretty shocked by this. He lost the election. This is not a debate.”
Numerous reviews confirmed that the 2020 election was fair and not rigged against Trump and that Biden won 51% of the vote. All 50 states certified the results, and Congress accepted them. Trump and his allies lost more than 60 lawsuits claiming otherwise.
Suppose Vice President Kamala Harris defeats Trump in 27 days on Nov. 5. In that case, America must be prepared for nationwide insurrections at the U.S. Capitol and state legislatures during the certification process.
Trump and his supporters will never accept the election results next month, just as they never have with the one four years ago.
With charges lingering, the former president could also go to prison if he does not return to the Oval Office on January 20, 2025.
Victory is the only option for Trump, and history, such as the January 6, 2021 insurrection, and his track record have proven that Trump doesn’t care about American Democracy and the peaceful transfer of power.