McConnell blasts Dems for accepting Biden win after questioning validity of 2016 election
McConnell stands by Trump's lawsuits, saying he 'has every right to look into allegations'
By Caitlin McFall | Fox News
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., told reporters Tuesday that there is “no reason for alarm†as to why Republican leadership has not called to congratulate President-elect Joe Biden as they wait for the Electoral College to officially vote.
“Until the Electoral College votes, anyone who is running for office can exhaust concerns in counting in any court of appropriate jurisdiction,†McConnell said in response to a question surrounding why Republican leadership has not followed in the footsteps of a number of world leaders in contacting Biden.
“It’s not unusual and should not be alarming,†he added. “At some point here we’ll find out, finally, who was certified in each of these states and the Electoral College will determine the winner.â€
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Mitch McConnell and the @SenateGOP have never shown an ounce of political courage to stand up to Donald Trump and his corruption, bigotry, cruelty, and lies. Why would they start now?
President Trump has refused to concede and has instead launched a series of lawsuits in Pennsylvannia, Michigan, Georgia, Arizona and Nevada – essentially every state that the president needed or even expected to win, in order to maintain his presidency for another term.
Democrats have condemned the lawsuits as illegitimate and have called on Trump to concede and start the peaceful transition of power.
“Let’s not have any lectures, no lectures, about how the president should immediately, cheerfully accept preliminary election results from the same
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