Bloomberg Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwaite said Tuesday during an interview with former President Donald Trump that the 2020 transfer of power was the “worst” in recent memory, and pressed him about the January 6 riot. , was booed.
In early May, corporate media repeatedly pressed Republicans on whether to certify Trump’s election if he lost, citing the Jan. 6 riot, which he held responsible for. I applied it. In an interview at the Chicago Economic Club, Micklethwaite called January 6 a sign that American democracy is “unruly and violent” and urged President Trump to “push peacefully”. It asked whether they would “commit now” to “respecting and encouraging the transfer of power.”
Trump responded, “Well, it was a peaceful transfer of power.”
“A peaceful transfer of power? Mr. Micklethwait said it was peaceful, as the crowd could be heard cheering at President Trump’s reaction — come on, President Trump,” he shot back. “While it was a peaceful transfer of power compared to Venezuela, this was by far…the worst transfer of power in a long time.”
Trump then thanked the audience for their support before asking Micklethwaite if he would “respect the decision” if he lost to Vice President Kamala Harris. (Related: Some Democrats won’t commit to certifying election results if Trump wins)
“When I found out about this interview, I did a little research. This person hasn’t been a big fan of Trump in a long time, so I had a choice,” Trump said. “Do I do this interview or not? I’m glad I did it, but am I going to do this interview or am I going to disappoint a lot of people? Because I know a lot of people in the audience. I know, because his views are very different from mine.”
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“We finished our term peacefully and patriotically. These were the people. If you think the election was fraudulent, I 100% agree. If you think there will ever come a day when you can’t protest, look at the Democratic Party. Let’s. They protested in 2016 and are still protesting, but no one talks about them. But if we’re going to protest, we want to have an honest election. “Do you think the last election was honest?” Trump asked.
In early June, Congress released footage provided by HBO in which former Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on camera that she was “responsible for not allowing for more preparation.” The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reportedly took no action despite knowing in advance that the day would unfold with chaos and violence. According to Submitted to Senate Report 2023.
Micklethwait pointed out to President Trump that courts have dismissed lawsuits challenging the 2020 election. President Trump acknowledged the comment, but stressed that the “facts” were inconsistent with the judge’s ruling for lack of standing.
“I left the morning I was supposed to leave. I went to Florida and it was a very peaceful transfer. This wasn’t that — and I’ll tell you what it was like with the people who actually died. , that was a small portion of the people who went to Washington,” Trump continued. “So you’re talking about something very, very small, because… [there were] I don’t know how many hundreds or thousands of people flocked to the Capitol, but 5, 6, 7,000 people gathered at the Capitol.
“But those who weren’t, I mean, none of them had guns. Nobody was killed except for Ashli Babbitt. She was killed,” Trump said. spoke.
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