Will Democrats accept election loss? New report says no.

By Byron York

Published August 5, 2020 12:25am ET

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Will Democrats accept election loss? New report says no. — A display from The Satanic Temple-Chicago has been placed in the Statehouse rotunda at the Capitol in Springfield, Ill. It joins the Nativity scene to mark the Christmas season and the Menorah to mark Hanukkah. | (Bernard Schoenburg/The State Journal-Register via AP)

For weeks, there have been news reports and commentary on whether President Trump will “accept” the results of November’s election. The president started it on July 19 when he was asked, on Fox News Sunday, “Can you give a direct answer you will accept the election?”

“I have to see,” Trump said. “I have to see. No, I’m not going to just say yes. I’m not going to say no, and I didn’t last time, either.”

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