WASHINGTON – During a rare visit to the White House press briefing room on Friday, President Joe Biden expressed his worries that the upcoming 2024 election might not go smoothly, particularly what former President Donald Trump might do if he loses.

“I’m confident it will be fair. However, I’m not sure if it will be peaceful,” Biden shared with reporters, marking his first visit to the briefing room in nearly four years as president.

Trump, who is running as the Republican nominee in 2024, attempted to reverse his 2020 election defeat against Biden by repeatedly asserting unfounded claims of election fraud, an endeavor that peaked with the Capitol attack by his supporters on January 6, 2021. Although Trump faces federal criminal charges regarding these actions, he has denied the allegations.

With the election set for November 5, Trump has been making similar unverified claims about a “rigged” election as he competes against Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee.

“The statements that Trump has made, especially during his last campaign when he challenged the election results, were deeply concerning,” Biden remarked.

Trump’s vice-presidential candidate, Ohio Senator JD Vance, did not admit that Trump lost the 2020 election when questioned directly about it by Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota during a recent CBS News Vice Presidential debate.

“I noticed that the Republican vice-presidential candidate did not say he would respect the election results, nor has he accepted the results of the last election,” Biden stated on Friday. “I worry about how they will react.”

Biden took advantage of his unexpected appearance at the briefing to celebrate the positive September jobs report, reporting an addition of 254,000 jobs that month, and to announce a recent deal between port operators and dock workers that successfully ended a significant strike. He responded to skeptics questioning his economic performance.

“The reality is we’ve transformed an economy in crisis into what is now arguably the most robust economy worldwide,” Biden affirmed. “Nonetheless, there is still much to accomplish.”

Unlike former presidents Trump, Barack Obama, and George W. Bush, who regularly engaged with reporters in the White House press briefing room, the 81-year-old Biden has been less accessible to the media during his presidency, having suspended his reelection campaign last July amid concerns regarding his age.

When questioned about his infrequent visits to the briefing room over the past three and a half years, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre replied, “He made an appearance today.”