Kaine campaigned for Hillary Clinton at North Carolina Central University in an effort to encourage early voting and emphasize North Carolina’s importance in the election. He also visited early voting sites in Charlotte and Apex before his NCCU appearance and spoke at UNC-Asheville on Wednesday.
Kaine’s appearances followed the third and final presidential debate, and he discussed his experiences as a missionary in Honduras to criticize Trump’s comments surrounding accepting the election results.
“What I learned there is that our democratic tradition of elections and accepting the outcome of elections and then having a peaceful transfer of power, not everybody in the world lives that way,” Kaine said in his speech.
“We are fortunate to have that as a basic pillar of our democracy, and Donald Trump doesn’t accept that.”
Trump has since clarified his comments. Earlier Thursday, Trump told a crowd in Ohio that he would accept the results — if he won.
He said he reserves the right to legally challenge questionable results, but that he would accept them if they were clear.
“No, Donald, you’ve got to accept the results, win or lose,” Kaine said. “That’s what every candidate does in every presidential election in this country.”
Kaine also laid out his and Clinton’s four-point plan to rebuild the economy — which he said includes investing in infrastructure, education and small businesses and increasing the minimum wage.
