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New Campaign Prepares Mass Mobilization Should Trump Refuse to "Leave Willingly" If Defeated in November

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  • Mobilize Americans to safely take to the streets;

  • Build a coalition of organizations willing to engage their members to take action, including protests and potential work strikes;

  • Drive calls to state and local election officials to ensure that every vote is being counted accurately, especially as tens of millions of Americans are likely to cast their ballots by mail; and/or,

  • Put pressure on key elected officials to stand up for our democracy and denounce any attempts by Trump to undermine the outcome of the election.

"We can't bury our heads in the sand and pretend that Trump is not a threat to our democracy," said Stand Up founder and president Sean Eldridge. "The American people must be ready to protect the results of the 2020 election."

Since taking office in 2017, Trump has repeatedly floated the possibility of remaining in office beyond his constitutionally allotted term during rallies and on Twitter.

"The Fake News is not as important, or as powerful, as Social Media," Trump tweeted last July. "When I ultimately leave office in six years, or maybe 10 or 14 (just kidding), they will quickly go out of business."

A month later, Trump suggested on Twitter that his administration "should be given our stolen time back," referring to the Russia investigation that consumed much of the president's first two years in the White House.

Levin told Newsweek on Friday that there is good reason to believe Trump's remarks were more than mere jokes meant to rile up the media and his political opponents.

"He wasn't joking when he teargassed peaceful protesters for a photo-op," Levin said. "This is a real concern people have."

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