NBC’s Gabe Gutierrez: “The President repeatedly referred to Donald Trump as a threat to democracy over and over again, and this morning he said we’re all going to be okay. So, was that just political rhetoric?”
KJP: “I mean — I mean, if you know the president, you know that him saying we’re all going to be okay. He’s an optimist, right? He believes when you get knocked down, you get back up. We are — we — we — we lost, ut we’re not defeated, right? We — we suffered a defeat, but we’re not defeated. And that is the President’s optimistic nature. And it’s very similar to the question that I’ve just got — um — from Karen. Uh — the President believes, as, as you asked me about the threat to democracy believes in being an obligation to be — honest to the American people, and we cannot forget, it wasn’t just really quickly, it wasn’t just the President who was saying this, right? I mean, you have the former president, now the president-elect said there were — they talked about enemy within, right? He talked about mistreating Americans who disagree with him about terminating the Constitution. We heard from this former — former chief of staff John Kelly, and let’s not forget the — the former Defense Secretary Mark Esper. We heard from them and what they had to say. So we weren’t the only ones saying that, and the President does believe that he needs to be honest — has an obligation to be honest to the American people. Now, we’re in a situation where the American people have spoken and we’re going to respect the outcome of the election two days ago because we have to respect our election system. It’s important to do that and — um — at the same time, he’s — he’s still a leader. He wants to make sure that he shows optimism, right? He wants to make sure that people understand that there is a tomorrow, right? There is going to be um uh another opportunity to have your voices heard and so, that is very much quintessential Joe Biden, I think, if you — if you have followed him and — and really reported on him for the past several years.”
NBC’s Gabe Gutierrez: “To be clear, he still believes that Donald Trump is a threat to democracy?”
KJP: “I think that the president was very clear what he stated, and it was very honest — uh — and what we are trying to do and I get your question, what we are trying to do is respect what the American people decided. We’re — we’re not trying to cause any divisions here. We’re trying to be very respectful of what the American people, but again, when he spoke, he wanted to be honest with the American people and shared what he believed, and it wasn’t just him — uh — but right now, we want to move forward. We want to make sure there’s a — a peaceful transfer of power. That’s what the American people deserve.”
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Q: repeatedly Trump= threat to democracy, just political rhetoric? KJP: President’s optimistic & honest