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Top Trump Aide: 'Obviously' Looks Like Biden Won the Election

Jeff Seldin

   WASHINGTON - A top adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to
   admit Monday there is little chance the president will be declared the
   winner in this month's presidential election, even though he and other
   key aides are still hoping for a second term.

   "Look, if the Biden-Harris ticket is determined to be the winner,
   obviously things look that way now, we'll have a very professional
   transition from the National Security Council," White House National
   Security Adviser Robert O'Brien told the virtual Global Security Forum.
   "There's no question about it."

   "The great thing is the United States of America, we pass the baton and
   have peaceful, successful transitions even in the most contentious
   periods," O'Brien added.

   O'Brien's comments came as Trump continued to insist on social media
   that the election was rigged and that he should be declared the victor
   over former vice president Joe Biden, whom news networks projected as
   the winner on November 7.

   "The Radical Left Democrats, working with their partner, the Fake News
   Media, are trying to STEAL this Election. We won't let them!" he
   tweeted, shortly before O'Brien's remarks.

     The Radical Left Democrats, working with their partner, the Fake
     News Media, are trying to STEAL this Election. We won't let them!
     -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) [1]November 16, 2020

   "I won the Election!" he added in another tweet earlier Monday, while
   questioning the veracity of an ongoing recount of votes in the state of
   Georgia in a third.

     I won the Election!
     -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) [2]November 16, 2020

   Twitter labeled all three tweets, "disputed."

   But O'Brien, Monday, sounded a more conciliatory note.

   "If there is a new administration, they deserve some time to come in
   and implement their policies," he said. "They're going to have very
   professional folks that are coming in to take these positions, many of
   whom have been here before."

   O'Brien also expressed hope that a Biden presidency would build on some
   of Trump's accomplishments, especially the Abraham Accords between
   Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.

References

   1. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1328361451497664512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
   2. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1328334945148952576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

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