No. 2 House Republican refuses to say election wasn't stolen
Source: AP
By HOPE YEN
WASHINGTON (AP) The Houses second-ranking Republican, Rep. Steve Scalise, repeatedly refused to say on Sunday that the 2020 election wasnt stolen, standing by Donald Trumps lie that Democrat Joe Biden won the White House because of mass voter fraud.
More than 11 months after Americans picked their president and almost nine months since Biden was inaugurated, Scalise was unwilling during a national television interview to acknowledge the legitimacy of the vote, instead sticking to his belief that the election results should not have been certified by Congress.
Ive been very clear from the beginning, he said. If you look at a number of states, they didnt follow their state-passed laws that govern the election for president. That is what the United States Constitution says. They dont say the states determine what the rules are. They say the state legislatures determine the rules, the Louisiana congressman said on Fox News Sunday.
Pressed by moderator Chris Wallace on whether the election went beyond a few irregularities to be considered stolen, Scalise responded: Its not just irregularities. Its states that did not follow the laws set which the Constitution says theyre supposed to follow.
FILE - In this Friday, Oct. 11, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump and House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., arrive in Lake Charles, La. In a television interview aired Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021, Scalise, the Houses second-ranking Republican, stood by Trumps lie that Democrat Joe Biden won the White House because of mass voter fraud. (AP Photo/Brett Duke, File)
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Archae
(46,327 posts)Of course, so is Trump.
TNNurse
(6,926 posts)Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)it is wise to do so.
Slammer
(714 posts)Unlike most responses, that one wasn't completely crazy. State legislatures are supposed to set the rules and the states are supposed to follow them (which isn't what happened in 2020 due to the pandemic-related emergencies).
But the next question from the interviewer should have been along the lines of "Since the election wasn't legit because all the states didn't follow their state legislature's rules, doesn't it follow that you'd think the election would have been equally invalid if Trump had 'won'?"
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RKP5637
(67,108 posts)Traildogbob
(8,731 posts)After the softball game. Not hard to imagine why some one wanted to put a cap his ass.
RKP5637
(67,108 posts)Response to Traildogbob (Reply #11)
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Traildogbob
(8,731 posts)ZonkerHarris
(24,223 posts)paleotn
(17,912 posts)I'm not. He is who he is.
marmar
(77,080 posts)Champp
(2,114 posts)joetheman
(1,450 posts)actually won?
Evolve Dammit
(16,725 posts)C Moon
(12,213 posts)SouthernDem4ever
(6,617 posts)Moron.
ShazzieB
(16,389 posts)Extra appendages to make up for a shortage of brain cells?
DeeNice
(575 posts)I had to scroll back up like wait a minute. Reminds me of that twilight zone episode.