President Joe Biden isn’t sure if the November election will be peaceful, even though he believes it will be fair and free. He made this statement during a surprise appearance at the White House press briefing on Friday. A reporter asked if he thought the election would be fair and peaceful. Biden confidently replied, “I'm confident it will be fair and free. I don’t know whether it will be peaceful.”

He pointed out that former President Donald Trump’s previous comments about elections were very dangerous. These words worried Biden because Trump's running mate for the 2024 election, Senator JD Vance from Ohio, avoided answering a question during Tuesday’s vice presidential debate about whether Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election. Instead of giving a clear answer, Vance said he was focused on the future. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, who was debating with Vance, called his response “a damning non-answer” and expressed shock that Vance wouldn’t accept the result of the last election.

Biden referred to this exchange when talking to reporters on Friday, saying, "I noticed the Republican vice presidential candidate didn't say he would accept the outcome of the election. They still haven't accepted the outcome of the last election."

Meanwhile, prosecutors recently filed new information in a case about Trump’s interference in the 2020 federal election. They allege that Trump tried to overturn the results after the election. Special Counsel Jack Smith and his team argued that Trump broke the law to stay in office. They also mentioned some of Trump's actions during the January 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol as evidence that he knew he lost but wanted to stay in power.

Trump rejected this new information, saying there was nothing new in it. At the vice presidential debate, Vance downplayed Trump’s role in the January 6 riot, claiming Trump asked people to protest peacefully and left the White House on January 20, which Vance considered evidence of a peaceful process. However, the House committee investigating the January 6 events concluded that none of it would have happened without Trump. They found that his tweet before the riot, saying the protest would be wild, and his delayed call for supporters to go home after watching the Capitol events for hours were key factors.

Trump has often praised the people charged with crimes for their conduct during the January 6 protests, calling them "hostages," "warriors," and "victims." He even promised to pardon them if he gets elected again. This story is still developing, so keep checking for updates.

Why Joe Biden is worried about the upcoming election's peacefulness

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