Washington – More than 100 House Republicans are publicly standing behind President Trump In his failed attempt to overturn the presidential election results, Louisiana Democrat Congressman Cedric Richmond joins the White House as a senior adviser. Joe Biden elected President, Mr. He said GOP lawmakers behind closed doors agree that Trump lost the presidency.
Richmond, who is close to Louisiana GOP Congressman Steve Scholes, said, “I always talk to Republican members of Congress.” “They say one thing personally, they say another thing publicly. But one thing I can tell you is that they have realized that he lost this election.”
Mr. With Biden designing his administration after the November election and naming senior White House advisers such as Richmond and nominees in his cabinet, Mr. Trump has not yet agreed, and instead launched failed legal battles. Election results.
Last week, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton asked Mr. Biden filed a lawsuit directly in the Supreme Court against the four winning states – Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Georgia – seeking to delay the Dec. 14 deadline for the Electoral College to block the states from meeting. From certifying their presidential voters or voting for the president at the Electoral College.
The president sought to join the case with Texas, and 106 House Republicans signed the court friend’s summary. In support of Paxton’s initiative. But, on Friday, the Supreme Court The attempt was denied Texas, Mr., To prevent voters from four states from voting in election college. Delivered a terrible blow to Trump and his allies.
Richmond said Republicans recognize Mr Biden’s victory, despite the president’s support for trying to overturn the election results.
“The United States recognizes the success of Joe Biden,” he said. “This is a small part of the Republican convention, which pacifies and supports the president on his way out because they are afraid of his Twitter power and other things.”
Richmond said the incoming Biden administration will not allow Republican opposition to fight the corona virus epidemic and revive the economy.
“When the time comes to rule, if we can not cooperate, if the Republicans do not meet us halfway, we will go to the American people, and we will continue to push our agenda,” he said. “But this country is in a lot of turmoil. And these epidemics, economic aspects and health aspects really came to the United States and began to move forward to resolve this crisis. So we’m not going to let them down slowly.”