Trump Criticizes GOP Senator for Calling 2020 Election Fair
Summary from the AllSides News Team
In a Sunday interview with ABC News (Lean Left), Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) said the 2020 election was “fair.” On Monday, former President Donald Trump criticized Rounds, calling him a “jerk” and a “RINO” (Republican In Name Only).
“While there were some irregularities, there were none of the irregularities which would have risen to the point where they would have changed the vote outcome in a single state,” Rounds said, adding, “The election was fair, as fair as we have seen. We simply did not win the election, as Republicans, for the presidency.” In Trump’s response, the former president said, “‘Senator’ Mike Rounds of the Great State of South Dakota just went woke on the Fraudulent Presidential Election of 2020 ... Is he crazy or just stupid?” Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) defended Rounds on Monday, saying, “Mike Rounds speaks truth knowing that our Republic depends upon it.”
Outlets across the spectrum covered this story, with certain outlets like CNN (Left) and Washington Examiner (Lean Right) featuring it more prominently on homepages. Some left-rated outlets published opinions about the story. Left-rated outlets were more likely to specify that Trump's election fraud claims were false.
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From the Left
Republican senator says Trump's fate should be left to the courtsSen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., said former President Donald Trump’s fate should be left in the hands of the Department of Justice and the federal courts over his role in allegedly inciting the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol insurrection.
In an interview with ABC "This Week" anchor George Stephanopoulos on Sunday, the senator said all Americans, even former presidents, are subject to the U.S. court system.
From the Right
Romney backs Rounds after Trump criticismSen. Mitt Romney posted a message on social media Monday backing Sen. Mike Rounds after his Republican colleague was criticized by former President Donald Trump for saying the 2020 election was fairly decided.
Romney, a Utah Republican who was his party’s nominee for president in 2012, wrote on Twitter, “Mike Rounds speaks truth knowing that our Republic depends upon it.”
He added that Republican governors, senators, and even former President George W. Bush and former Vice President Dick Cheney, as well as the conservative-leaning Wall Street Journal editorial page, are in agreement that “Joe Biden won...
From the Center
Trump rips GOP senator who called 2020 election 'fair'Former President Trump on Monday tore into Sen. Mike Rounds after the South Dakota Republican rejected Trump’s baseless claims about the 2020 presidential election.
In a lengthy statement, Trump rehashed his false assertion that the 2020 election was tainted by widespread fraud and vowed to withhold his support from Rounds the next time the South Dakota senator is up for reelection in 2026.
“Is he crazy or just stupid?” Trump said in the statement. “The numbers are conclusive, and the fraudulent and irregular votes are massive. The only reason he did this is because...
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