Thomas Friedman

Unless Trump wins, the November 2020 US presidential election will be disputed (Trump will contest the result).

Accurate ●●●●●
“We are going to have a disputed election, almost certainly”
Said on
24 September 2020 · CNN, Anderson Cooper 360, after Trump declined to commit to a peaceful transfer of power; reported by Fox News Sept 25, 2020
Source
NYT columnist warns CNN of potential 2nd civil war over Trump-Biden election · Fox News
Should come true
20 Jan 2021
How sure they sounded
almost certainly
Categories
ElectionsPolitics
Importance
4 of 5 · A disputed US presidential transfer of power has major domestic and global consequences.

Outcome

Accurate Happened 7 November 2020.

Re-checked: Fox News quotes Friedman himself saying "We are going to have a disputed election, almost certainly," unless Trump wins, so the condition is his own words, and it held (Biden won). Trump refused to concede and disputed the result through lawsuits, pressure on state officials and the January 6 challenge to certification.

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