She explained: “The US democracy and office of the President is cemented enough in history that Trump could say or do whatever he likes, but if the Supreme Court were to rule in favour of Biden, the apparatuses of Government would begin answering to Biden – even if Trump was still not recognising the results of the election.
“With Biden having been the Vice President, key stakeholders across the Government, such as the military, civil service, and security services are familiar with him.
“Therefore, a switch to Biden wouldn’t be as harsh and maybe even welcome after Trump’s leadership.”
Dr Lawrence concluded that there is no circumstance in which the US would be forced to accept a second term of President Trump if he were to lose the vote on November 3.