ABC News Script Transition of Power

THIS MORNING, CAPITOL HILL IS SENDING PRESIDENT TRUMP A CLEAR MESSAGE – UNANIMOUSLY PASSING A RESOLUTION COMMITTING TO A PEACEFUL TRANSITION OF POWER…

SOMETHING THE PRESIDENT REFUSES TO DO. 

NATSOT

WHSL DEPARTURE 9.24: 

“We want to make sure the election is honest and I am not sure that it can be. I don’t know that it can be.”

TRACK: 1

DOWN IN SEVERAL KEY BATTLEGROUND STATES, THE PRESIDENT IS STOKING UNFOUNDED FEARS ABOUT ELECTION FRAUD, BASELESSLY CLAIMING MAIL-IN VOTING WILL BE A SCAM.  

BUT TRUMP’S OWN FBI DIRECTOR SAYS HE’S SEEN NO EVIDENCE OF THAT.

WRAY SOT FROM HOMELAND SECURITY HEARING 9.24: 

“We have not seen not seen, historically, any kind of coordinated national voter fraud effort in a major election, whether it’s by mail or otherwise.”

TRACK 2

BUT THE PRESIDENT INSISTS IF HE LOSES IN NOVEMBER, IT’S BECAUSE THE SYSTEM IS RIGGED AND IS REFUSING TO COMMIT TO A PEACEFUL TRANSITION OF POWER.

TRUMP SOT FROM WH BRIEFING 9.23: 

“Well, we’re going to have to see what happens. // get rid of the ballots and you’ll have a very — we’ll have a very peaceful — there won’t be a transfer frankly. There will be a continuation.” 

TRACK: 3 

REPUBLICANS NOW SCRAMBLING TO ASSURE AMERICANS THEY WILL RESPECT THE CONSTITUTION. BUT LARGELY SILENT ON TRUMP’S MERITLESS CLAIMS ABOUT MAIL-IN VOTING. 

SOT

GRAHAM ON FOX & FRIENDS 9.24: 

“People wonder about the peaceful transfer of power. I can assure you it will be peaceful.”

TRACK: 4

REPUBLICAN LEADER MITCH MCCONNELL TWEETING “There will be an orderly transition just as there has been every four years since 1792.”

DEMOCRATS APOPLECTIC 

PELOSI SOT: 110755 

You are not in North Korea; you are not in Turkey, // You are in the United States of America. It is a democracy. 

SANDERS SOT:

Too many people have fought and died for democracy and you are not going to destroy it.