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On the recordSeptember 22, 2020
Well, look, I can live with him not participating in the ceremony of the transfer of power, but he's basically giving license to people to take to the streets if they don't like the result of the election.
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David Axelrod
Democratic · Illinois

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Axelrod comments on Trump's refusal to commit to a peaceful transfer of power and the implications for public unrest.

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