{"id":2354109,"date":"2024-10-12T16:42:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-12T20:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-commits-to-peaceful-transfer-of-power-but-dodges-on-2020-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-12T16:42:51","modified_gmt":"2024-10-12T20:42:51","slug":"vance-commits-to-peaceful-transfer-of-power-but-dodges-on-2020-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-commits-to-peaceful-transfer-of-power-but-dodges-on-2020-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Vance commits to peaceful transfer of power but dodges on 2020 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvance-commits-to-peaceful-transfer-of-power-but-dodges-on-2020-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2354109&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senator\u2064 J.D. Vance (R-OH) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pedophile-defending-old-dominion-u-professor-resigns\/\" title=\"Pedophile-Defending Old Dominion U. Professor Resigns\">publicly affirmed<\/a> his \u2064commitment to a peaceful transfer of power, \u2063regardless of the outcome of \u200bthe upcoming election. While campaigning \u2063in Johnstown, \u2063Pennsylvania, he was questioned about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arrested-by-a-radical-left-district-attorney-trump-to-turn-himself-in-on-thursday-in-georgia\/\" title=\"Trump to surrender on Thursday in Georgia, blaming a radical left district attorney for his arrest.\">2020 \u200dpresidential election results<\/a>,\u2062 a topic he\u200d sidestepped. He responded affirmatively when asked if \u2063he would accept \u2064a peaceful transition of power, stating \u200cthat both he and former President Donald Trump would uphold \u200bthis\u200b principle. <\/p>\n<p>Despite his commitment to\u200d a peaceful transfer, Vance has refrained from clearly stating whether he believes Trump lost the 2020 election,\u2063 emphasizing his view that the election had &#8220;serious problems.&#8221;\u200b He has previously indicated that he would not have certified the election results \u200cand accused the media of focusing on an outdated issue. Although \u2064he condemned the January 6 Capitol riot, he holds to the belief that there were significant issues with the election\u200d process,\u200b a sentiment\u2063 that contrasts with multiple federal assessments declaring the 2020 election to be secure.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Vance commits to peaceful transfer of power but dodges on 2020 results<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1778550\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>J.D. Vance<\/a> (R-OH) stated he would commit to a peaceful transfer of power regardless of the election results in November. But he again skirted around questions of whether former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> lost the 2020 election while campaigning in Johnstown, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pennsylvania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Pennsylvania<\/a>, Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>When asked if he would accept a peaceful transfer of power, Vance quickly answered &ldquo;yes&rdquo; before further explaining his reasoning. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog\/2024-election-campaign-live-updates-harris-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2024 ELECTIONS LIVE UPDATES: LATEST NEWS ON THE TRUMP-HARRIS PRESIDENTIAL RACE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Of course, we do,&rdquo; Vance continued. &ldquo;Look, this is very simple. Yes, there was a riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6, but there was still a peaceful transfer of power in this country, and that is always going to happen. Donald Trump&rsquo;s committed to it, and so am I.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump, however, has consistently maintained he would accept the results of the 2024 election if he likes them and has continued to cast doubt on President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a>&lsquo;s 2020 victory.<\/p>\n<p>Trump faces two indictments, one federal and one at the state level in Fulton County, Georgia, over his alleged attempts to overturn the election. <\/p>\n<p>Notably, Vance was also asked on Saturday about his refusal to definitively say Trump lost the 2020 election and his statements that he would not have certified the election during a recent interview with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/10\/11\/us\/politics\/vance-trump-2020-election-results.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>New York Times<\/em><\/a>. His remarks echoed his refusal to say Trump lost during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/campaign-2024-an-early-look-at-the-possible-republican-contenders\/\" title=\"Campaign 2024: An Early Look At The Possible Republican Contenders\">vice presidential debate<\/a> against Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN).<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As I said in that interview, and I&rsquo;m gonna say to you right now, I think the election of 2020 had serious problems,&rdquo; Vance responded. &ldquo;You want to call it rigged. Call it whatever you want to. It wasn&rsquo;t OK.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Vance also chided the media for focusing on &ldquo;a fake issue from four years ago.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-bidens-tax-fueled-spending-spree\/\" title=\"Joe Biden\u2019s Tax-Fueled Spending Spree\">multiple federal agencies<\/a>, including the Election Infrastructure Government Coordinating Council and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cisa.gov\/news-events\/news\/joint-statement-elections-infrastructure-government-coordinating-council-election\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>previously stated<\/a> the election was one of the most secure elections in American history. <\/p>\n<p>Vance denounced the subsequent Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack when asked by a reporter as he simultaneously claimed that inflation and economic concerns matter more to voters. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Do I condemn the riot at the Capitol? Sure, I condemn the riot at the Capitol,&rdquo; Vance answered. &ldquo;Do I think that, as the media pretends, that the riot at the Capitol four years ago is a bigger deal than people not being able to afford groceries? No, I don&rsquo;t.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Vance then claimed that Trump was not at fault for the riot as he continued to respond. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Most importantly, do I concede the point that was implicit in your question that Donald Trump somehow was at fault when he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/analysis-bidens-immigration-policies-may-fuel-migrant-caravan-crisis-at-southern-border\/\" title=\"Analysis: Biden\u2019s immigration policies may fuel migrant caravan crisis at southern border\">told people<\/a> to protest: absolutely not,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Go back and look at the tape. Go back and look at some of the record that&rsquo;s come out in the last couple of weeks. Donald Trump asked people to protest peacefully.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Democrats have long sought to remind <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/voting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>voters<\/a> about the chaos surrounding the 2020 election ahead of this year&rsquo;s election, but voters have consistently said in polls that the economy is their top concern.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1778550\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1778550\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vance pledges peaceful power transfer but avoids 2020 election questions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2658,"featured_media":2354110,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/vance_social_conservatism_webp.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32675,42882,5894,15469,32076],"class_list":["post-2354109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-2020-election","tag-peaceful-transfer","tag-politics","tag-vance","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/vance_social_conservatism_webp.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2354109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2658"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2354109"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2354109\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2354110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2354109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2354109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2354109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}