(CNN)If Donald Trump refuses to give a concession speech, it will be one of the last norms that he breaks as President. Now that President-elect Joe Biden has won the 2020 election, Trump will need to decide what to do next. Julian Zelizer While members of the Trump administration seem to be split between supporting the President's attempt to fight the results in court and looking for new jobs, there is widespread agreement that he won't deliver a concession speech. The good thing is that it doesn't ultimately matter. A formal concession after an election is not embedded in our Constitution -- it is a norm. Historians tend to date the first public concession back to 1896, when Democrat...
Full ArticleTrump will be a former president, whether he concedes or not.
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