McConnell-led Republicans hold steady against Trump concession

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and GOP lawmakers on Monday refused to recognize Joe Biden as the president-elect, defending President Donald Trump as he continues to launch unsubstantiated allegations about widespread voter fraud.

McConnell (R-Ky.), like other Republicans, neither repeated Trump’s false claims that Democrats are trying to “rig” and “steal” the election, nor publicly pressured the president to concede. Speaking at a photo opportunity with the new class of GOP senators elected last week, he did not respond to questions about whether he has seen any evidence of fraud, though on the Senate floor, McConnell said Trump is entitled to challenge the validity of the election results and await statewide recounts.

“Our institutions are actually built for this,” McConnell said. “We have the system in place to consider concerns, and President Trump is 100 percent within his rights to look into allegations of irregularities and weigh his legal options.”

Trump has continued to assert that there were widespread irregularities in several states but has so far provided no evidence. He has falsely claimed on Twitter that he won the election, even as Biden on Saturday secured the necessary 270 electoral votes to win the White House.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/mcconnell-backs-trumps-refusal-to-accept-election-results/ar-BB1aQJoE?li=BBnbfcL

I wonder how that may affect the Georgia Senate runoff McTurdhole?

[Guilded Lilly]

1. Decisions,decisions. do I file this under...

1. Batshit crazy
2. Pandering suck up
3. Partisan preplanned denial
4. Human EVIL

?

[bullimiami]

2. Mitch can stfu about the constitution that he has helped trample.

[Midnight Writer]

3. This is the same Moscow Mitch that refused to shake hands with President Obama.

[bdamomma]

5. the same

McConnell who said Obama was going to a one term President.


Why wasn't he voted out???? A vile man. He would wear a hood for sure.

[raccoon]

4. This surely is disrespect of the law, if nothing else. Nt

[Andy823]

6. Trump must have some good

dirt on them! I will be nice when Democrats start investigating Mitch the other trump ass kissers!

[thucythucy]

7. This is an attempt to delegitimize a Biden presidency

before the President Elect even takes office.

It's the latest version of birtherism. McConnell will use this to justify his obstruction of every piece of legislation and every judicial appointment. And the MAGAts will cheer, since Biden "isn't the legitimate president."

A truly cynical ploy from a man who has a black hole where his heart should be.

[Vivienne235729]

8. And THIS is exactly why I don't buy into the "high road" w these assholes

They are nothing but bullies and thugs. The only thing they understand is an immature view of what constitutes strength.