Donald Trump could retaliate if he 'falls from grace'.

If he loses the race for the White House, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump could retaliate with measures that could destabilize American politics.

Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump. Photo: AP.

By hiring Steve Bannon, chairman of Breitbart, as campaign manager and accepting his resignation.PaulManafort, chairman of the campaign, believes Donald Trump appears to be trying to signal that with more than two months remaining in the race for the White House, he willAccording to Politico, he is "wholeheartedly" pursuing the aggressive, scathing approach that the New York tycoon had so successfully employed, helping him win overwhelmingly in the primary and caucus elections.

For months, Breitbart has consistently demonstrated unwavering loyalty to the Republican candidate by criticizing voices against Trump. Breitbart has also actively published a series of conspiracy theories aimed at undermining Clinton's credibility.

The New York tycoon once asserted that the only thing that could cause his defeat was a "rigged" election. Experts believe this bold statement shows Trump's complete confidence in his victory, and if he loses, he will certainly retaliate with extremely aggressive actions.

"If he loses, Trump will say 'this was a rigged election.' If he wins, Trump will say, 'Despite the shady dealings, I beat everyone.' That's how it ends, regardless of the outcome," a longtime ally of the American billionaire said. "If he loses, Donald Trump will blame the media and even the Republican Party. I don't think Trump wants to compromise."

"He acts the same way every time he looks at the poll results," another close Trump adviser added. "If the poll shows Trump leading, he gets excited. But if it's the opposite, he thinks it's been rigged."

Trump began suggesting last month that the election results could be "rigged" amid the surge in support from Hillary Clinton, the Democratic presidential candidate, following the national conventions of both parties.

"The only thing that caused me to fail in Pennsylvania was fraud," Trump said at a campaign rally in Altoona. A few days earlier, in Wilmington, North Carolina, he warned that without stricter voter verification regulations, people would "vote 15 times for Hillary."

The statements made by the New York tycoon have initially had some impact. 38% of Trump supporters believe their votes will be counted accurately, and only 49% of registered voters are "very confident" that the vote count will be error-free, according to a Pew Center poll conducted last week.

Politico writer Eli Stokols assesses that Trump's comments about the integrity of the US election process will have serious consequences, both in the short and long term.

According to many senior Republican officials, the prospect of Donald Trump using all available resources to attack and undermine democratic values ​​not only threatens the survival of the party but also poses a potential risk of destabilizing the national political system.

"We've never had a president who would question the legitimacy of a nationwide election," commented policy expert Dan Senor. "A presidential candidate genuinely doubting the electoral process will lead us to a new world. And the damage to democracy is significant."

In addition, some Republican members are worried that if he loses, Trump will use the mainstream media to undermine voters' confidence in the fairness and legitimacy of the election process and the political system.

"How are you going to restore public perception after all this?" asked Charlie Sykes, a radio host known for his opposition to Trump, while emphasizing that the New York tycoon was clearly seeking to invalidate the legitimacy of all American institutions.

Sykes argues that the widespread dissemination and amplification of Trump's statements about the "rigged" political system by news sites like Breitbart is "very dangerous."

"A significant number of Trump supporters will believe those things, and that's poison to democracy," Sykes asserted. "Donald Trump has made them mainstream and 'armed' them. That's something we've never faced before."

According to VNE