Donald Trump is not expected to ever formally concede

President Donald Trump never admits defeat But he faces a stark choice now that Democrat Joe Biden has won the White House Concede graciously for the sake of the nation or dont and get evicted anyway After nearly four tortured days of counting yielded a victory for Biden on SaturdayTrump was still insisting the race was not over He threw out baseless allegations of voter fraud promised a flurry of legal action and fired off allcaps tweets falsely insisting hed WON THIS ELECTION BY A LOTTrump is not expected to ever formally concede according to people close to him but is likely to grudgingly vacate the White House at the end of his term His ongoing efforts to paint the election as unfair are seen both as an effort to soothe a bruised ego and to show his loyal base of supporters that he is still fighting That could be key to keeping them energised for what comes nextHe intends to fight Trump economic adviser Larry Kudlow said as it was becoming clear that the president was headed for defeatWould Trump ever concede I doubt it said Trumps longtime friend and adviser Roger Stone whom the president recently pardoned As a result Stone said Biden will have a cloud over his presidency with half the people in the country believing that he was illegitimately electedAllies suggested that if Trump wants to launch a media empire in coming years he has an incentive to prolong the drama So too if he intends to keep the door open to a possible 2024 comeback he would be only a year older then than Biden is now There are many in his inner circle egging him on including his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani The former New York mayor has been promising to provide the president with evidence of voter fraud but has produced little including during a press conference he held Saturday in the parking lot of a small Philadelphia landscaping company next to an adult bookstoreTrumps adult sons Donald Jr and Eric have also urged their father to keep fighting and challenged Republicans to stand with them Other political allies and White House officials however have pressed Trump to change his tone and commit to a smooth transitionTheyve emphasized to him that history will be a harsh judge of any action he takes that is seen as undermining his successor And they have advised him to deliver a speech in the coming week pledging to support the transition Trump senior adviser and soninlaw Jared Kushner has told others that he has urged the president to accept the outcome of the race even if Trump wont come to terms with how it was reachedAt Fox News where primetime hosts wield enormous influence over Trump Laura Ingraham gave voice to the presidents belief that the election had been unfair while also pleading with him to keep his legacy in mind and preserve his status as a GOP kingmaker by gracefully leaving office If and when its time to accept an unfavorable outcome in this election and we hope it never comes President Trump needs to do it with the same grace and composure that he demonstrated at that town hall with Savannah Guthrie she said ThursdayPresident Trumps legacy will only become more significant if he focuses on moving the country forwardThis story is based on interviews with more than a dozen Trump aides and allies many of whom spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal discussions That the peaceful transfer of power was even in doubt reflected the normshattering habits of the nowlame duck president who even in victory never admitted that he had lost the popular vote in 2016Most aides believed the president would take the weekend to decide on a plan which will most certainly involve more legal action But some aides believe the legal skirmishes are more about putting up the appearance of a fight than producing resultsThere were some indications Trump was moving in a less contentious direction even as he continued to angrily complain to aides reviving old grievances about the Russia investigation that began under President Barack Obama In a statement Friday Trump suggested he would avail himself of every avenue under the law to challenge the elections resultAllies interpreted it as a begrudging acknowledgement of the likely outcome We will pursue this process through every aspect of the law to guarantee that the American people have confidence in our government Trump said in the statement I will never give up fighting for you and our nation On Saturday the White House released a terse statement saying the president will accept the results of a free and fair election and that the administration is following all statutory requirementsStill there were concerns that Trumps rhetoric would inflame tensions in a nation that was already bitterly divided before the election Isolated scuffles were reported near tabulation centers in Philadelphia and Phoenix ProTrump protesters some of them openly carrying rifles and handguns rallied outside tallying facilities in a few cities around the country Friday responding to Trumps 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