Trump refused to commit to a "peaceful transfer of power" if he loses the election, saying "We’re going to have to see what happens." Trump – apparently referring to mail-in ballots, which he has repeatedly attacked as widely fraudulent, despite providing no evidence to support his claims – continued: "The ballots are a disaster. Get rid of the ballots and you’ll have a very peaceful — there won’t be a transfer, frankly. There’ll be a continuation." On Wednesday, Trump said he wanted to quickly confirm a replacement for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg because he expects the Supreme Court to decide the result of the election, which could split 4-to-4 if a ninth justice is not seated. And in June, Trump declined to commit to accepting the results of the election if he lost, saying he would "have to see," before claiming that mail-in voting would "rig the election." Biden’s campaign, meanwhile, said "The American people will decide this election and the United States government is perfectly capable of escorting trespassers out of the White House." — What Happened Today?

Trump lied and claimed that the coronavirus "affects virtually nobody" as the U.S. death toll crossed 200,000 – more than the combined number of Americans killed in the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Iraq War, the War in Afghanistan, and the Persian Gulf War. The number of U.S. deaths is equivalent to a 9/11 attack every day for 67 days. The U.S. death toll is expected to double to 400,000 by the end of the year as schools and colleges reopen and cold weather sets in. In March, Trump said 200,000 deaths would mean that his administration had "done a very good job" of protecting Americans from the coronavirus. "A lot of people think that goes away in April, with the heat," Trump said in February, and later this summer, Trump told Fox News: "It’s going to disappear, and I’ll be right eventually." Meanwhile at a rally in Ohio today, Trump bragged that he’s done an "amazing" and "incredible" job, adding: "The only thing we’ve done a bad job in is public relations because we haven’t been able to convince people — which is basically the fake news — what a great job we’ve done." The U.S. has the highest death toll of any country in the world, accounting for about 21% of the global death toll despite representing only 4% of the world’s population. Trump added: "By the way, open your schools!" — What Happened Today?

[Justice Ruth Bader] Ginsburg, who once called then-presidential candidate Trump a "faker" and more recently described this period of American history as "an aberration," dictated the following statement days before her death: "My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new president is installed." — What Happened Today?

Generations of American patriots, from our revolution onward, have fought for the principles Zelenskyy is risking his life to defend. But today, Donald Trump and JD Vance attacked Zelenskyy and pressured him to surrender the freedom of his people to the KGB war criminal who invaded Ukraine. History will remember this day—when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for.