Abstract

While perhaps once thought too far-fetched to discuss out loud in serious company, concerns that Donald Trump will refuse to leave office even if he loses the November election have gained increasing mainstream attention in recent months. Indeed, it would be foolish to assume that such a possibility is out of the question. The president has spent the past four years making clear his desire to remain more than two terms in office, and has worked especially diligently of late to lay the rhetorical groundwork for declaring the results of the federal election – particularly one reliant on absentee voting – illegitimate.

Document Type

News Article

Publication Date

7-14-2020

Source Publication

Just Security

Keywords

2020 presidential election, U.S. Constitution, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Military

Disciplines

Constitutional Law | Military, War, and Peace

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