'It's not North Korea': Top leaders remind Trump after he threatens of not quitting presidency

After the US PresidentDonald Trumphinted on Wednesday that he might not accept defeat peacefully in the upcomingUS elections, that are scheduled for November 03.

"We're going to have to see what happens," Trump told reporters. "I've been complaining very strongly about the ballots, and the ballots are a disaster," the US president asserted.

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However, the remark has not gone well with the Republican and Democractic top leaders who have warnedTrumpof dire consequences if he plants such doubts is Americans' minds.

TheRepublican Senate Speaker Mitch McConnell on Thursday felt it was important to reassure the Americanvotersthat the leader who emerges as the winner in theUS elections 2020will be taking over the office on January, as per the original plan.

TheDemocratic House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi — who has been a victim of name calling byTrump—remindedTrumpthat this was not North Korea, and dictatorship will not work here."You are not in North Korea, you are not in Turkey, you are not in Russia, Mr. President."

A critic ofTrump, Senator Bernie Sanders too spoke against Trump's threat and said, "Under Donald Trump, we have a president who has little respect for our constitution or the rule of law."

Trump, he said, is "first president in the history of this country to refuse to commit to a peaceful transition of power if he loses the election."

"What he is saying is that if he wins the election, that's great. But if he loses, it's rigged, because the only way, the only way, he can lose is if it's rigged."

The leaders have spoken out afterTrumphas repeatedly blamed the mail-in voting system and alleged the system to be a fraud. On Wednesday he alleged that all the mail-in votes would somehow be for his rival Joe Biden.

"The ballots are out of control," he said."Get rid of the ballots and you will have a very peaceful -- there won't be a transfer, frankly. There will be a continuation."

The FBI Director Chris Wray, however, rubbished these allegations and assured that the unit has not found any collaborated or individual efforts to manipulate the elections results"whether it's by mail or otherwise."

Later, the White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany had to clear the air for Donald trumpby telling the reporters that "the president will accept the results of a free and fair election."