https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/25/olivia-troye-trump-leaving-white-house-421970
By MATTHEW CHOI
09/25/2020 08:00 PM EDT
White House staffers discussed scenarios where President Donald Trump doesn't accept the results of the November presidential election and refuses to leave, according to a former staffer who has since spoken out against the president.
Olivia Troye, who worked on the coronavirus task force and served as an adviser to Vice President Mike Pence on counterterrorism and homeland security, said Friday she and other staffers held closed-door conversations about the scenario while she was working on the coronavirus task force.
Troye left the administration in August, long before Trump declined this week to commit to a peaceful transition of power should he lose the election. The president has also repeatedly joked about serving beyond his term limit and accused Democrats of trying to steal the election.
Troye warned the president's comments should be taken seriously, even if he passes them off as jokes.
"The president when he's joking, if he says that he's joking, he's telling you a half truth," Troye told CNN's Wolf Blitzer on Friday. "And in there is something fairly frightening and scary."
"What you see is what you get," she added. "You should trust that. He doesn't hide it."
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