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Donald Trump, who opened fire in Washington state during a violent election campaign, said pro-Trump protesters, protesters and police clashes in DC a day after the election protests spread the COVID-19 epidemic. In the 2020 election, however, be afraid to make such claims publicly for fear of backlash from the president and his supporters.
In an interview with CBS ‘”Face the Nation”, host Margaret Brennan asked Congress how the Biden administration could “do business” with Republican lawmakers who refuse to acknowledge the results of the 2020 election.
“They recognize Joe Biden’s victory. The United States recognizes Joe Biden’s victory. It is only a small part of the Republican convention that supports the president,” said Richmond, who serves as Biden’s senior adviser on the incoming administration. .
.EpRepRichmond He says a “small section” of the Republican convention “convinces” him to support his claims of electoral fraud in 2020.
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– Face the Nation (aceFaceTheNation) December 13, 2020
The congressman described his fellow legislators as “terrified” of the president’s “Twitter power” and cited the president’s ability to turn millions of his supporters against GOP figures through tweets from his account, which has been followed by more than 88 million people.
A Washington Post study by GOP members of the House and Senate revealed that only one in four Republican lawmakers would agree with Biden’s victory. Two members of Congress said they hoped Trump would win the 2020 election.
The president’s lawyers have made numerous legal efforts to overturn or invalidate the election results of several major warring states, but so far have seen no success. The Supreme Court has in recent days dismissed attempts to overturn results in Pennsylvania and an attempt by the Attorney General of Texas to declare election results invalid in several states.