(CNN) The fight over the Supreme Court seat left empty by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg nearly eclipsed everything in Washington this week ... until President Donald Trump's own comments set off major concerns ahead of Election Day. When asked if he would commit to a peaceful transition of power, Trump issued a response he has used often , but in an entirely new case. "Well, we're going to have to see what happens," Trump said on Wednesday. Refusing to commit to a peaceful transition of power, which any basic government course will tell you is a key tenet of American democracy, set off a new round of alarm bells for those concerned about the election. It also comes as Trump continues his drumbeat of unfounded and misleading statements about mail-in voting

Source: CNN September 25, 2020 22:30 UTC