Politics Donald Trump will leave office if Electoral College declares Biden the victor

President Donald Trump said Thursday he will leave office if the Electoral College votes for President-elect Joe Biden but made clear he's not prepared to concede.

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"Certainly I will, and you know that," Trump said when asked by a reporter about leaving the White House if Biden is declared the winner on December 14. "I will and, you know that."

"It's going to be a very hard thing to concede because we know there was massive fraud," Trump said without evidence. "As to whether or not we can get this apparatus moving quickly -- because time isn't on our side, everything else is on our side, facts are on our side, this was a massive fraud."

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Pool: President Trump says he “certainly” will leave the White House if the Electoral College certifies Biden ’s win.He went on to liken America to a third-world country. pic.twitter.com/YhiBm52963.

US President Donald Trump told reporters Thursday that he will leave the White House if the Both Fox News and Associated Press have put Biden over the top, beyond the needed 270 vote The results in each state are to be approved by December 12. On December 14, the Electoral College

Trump falsely added that if Biden is declared the winner, the Electoral College, "made a mistake, cause this election was a fraud." Pressed on his comments, Trump snapped at the reporter. "Don't talk to me that way. I'm the President of the United States. Don't ever talk to the president that way," he said.

Since CNN and other outlets projected Biden as the winner earlier this month, Trump has refused to accept the results, instead pushing baseless conspiracies that his second term is being stolen.

This includes falsely claiming during an election night address that he had already won reelection, that he had already won states that were actually still up in the air at the time and that his opponents were perpetuating a fraud.

His comments came during a rambling news conference in the White House after his Thanksgiving teleconference call with military members -- an event US Presidents traditionally use to boost morale of service members stationed abroad during the holidays and remind the country of their service.