Bill Nelson takes shots at Donald Trump in concession to Rick Scotthttps://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/nov/18/bill-nelson-concedes-rick-scott-florida-senate-rac/Following a protracted recount battle, three-term incumbent Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson conceded Sunday, acknowledging GOPGov. Rick Scott has been elected to replace him in January.
“Well, things worked out a little differently than Grace and I had hoped,†Mr. Nelson’s statement read. “But let me say, I by no measure feel defeated. And that’s because I have had the privilege of serving the people of Florida and our country for most of my life.â€
As he left the political stage, Mr. Nelson, 76, also took a parting shot at President Trump.
“We have to move beyond a politics that aims not just to defeat but to destroy,†Mr. Nelson’s said. “Where truth is treated as disposable, where falsehoods abound, and the free press is assaulted as the ‘enemy of the people.’â€