Manchin: Trump Will “Destroy Democracy In America”

The Associated Press reports:

West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, days removed from announcing he won’t seek reelection, said Wednesday that if the nation’s voters give former President Donald Trump another term in the White House, “he will destroy democracy in America.”

Manchin, whose home state voters overwhelmingly backed Trump in the last two presidential elections, made the comment on a press call with West Virginia-based reporters amid speculation that Manchin himself might be weighing a third-party run for president.

The moderate West Virginia Democrat said Wednesday that he would never want to be a “spoiler” who contributed to getting any other candidate elected. But he said he would do what he had to in order to save the country.

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West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, days removed from announcing he won’t seek reelection, said that if the nation’s voters give former President Donald Trump another term in the White House, “he will destroy democracy in America.”

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