Trump Helps U.S. Foes by Hedging Transfer of Power, Ex-Aide Says
- McMaster says president is handing ‘a gift to our adversaries’
- Trump hasn’t promised peaceful transfer if he loses to Biden
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President Donald Trump’s refusal to commit to a peaceful transfer of power should he lose the November election helps enemies that want to undermine U.S. democracy, his former national security adviser said.
H.R. McMaster, who served in the post between February 2017 and April 2018, singled out Russia for seeking to amplify domestic political divisions within the U.S.