Press trashes Trump for ‘trashing’ democracy

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The nation’s largest newspapers said Donald Trump has “contempt” for and is “trashing” American democracy by refusing to say in Wednesday’s debate that he would concede the race to Hillary Clinton should she win.

Trump refused to say categorically that he would concede the race, which alarmed Clinton and many others, especially since he’s been saying the election is “rigged” in favor of Clinton. It was a remark Trump’s team quickly worked to rein back in as soon as the debate was over.

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