Mulberry Heel
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And has yet to concede. According to him and his followers he never lost the 2020 election, it was stolen from him by Democrats. History teachers used to point out that the 1800 presidential election was historic because it was the first time that one political party - the Federalists - lost a presidential election and another party - Jeffersonian Republicans - won one. And yet the transfer of power was peaceful, and so it set a precedent in America for the peaceful transfer of power from one party to another that more or less held until 2020. If you lost an election, even a very close one, you conceded gracefully and you or your party tried again four years later.In 2004, John Kerry conceded to George W. Bush at about 11:00 am on Wednesday, Nov. 9th. The morning after the election.
In 2016, Hillary Clinton conceded to Donald Trump in the wee hours of Wednesday morning, November 3rd. The morning after the election.
In 2020, Donald Trump never conceded and tried to overturn the election.
Until Trump, that is. He never conceded, falsely claimed the election was stolen, and instigated a violent riot to prevent the other party from certifying the electoral college vote and taking office. And yet his supporters have already relegated this into a minor incident that signified nothing. Somewhere John Adams is rolling in his grave - based on Trump's actions maybe he should never have surrendered the White House to Thomas Jefferson!
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