Senate Republican Leadership Urges Support of Election Results for Good of the Republic
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From the Left
Sen. Romney: This was 'an insurrection incited by the President'Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) called the riots at the US Capitol "an insurrection incited by the President of the United States," while addressing his colleagues at a ceremonial counting of electoral votes that will confirm President-elect Biden's win.
From the Right
McConnell: Trump election claims include 'sweeping conspiracy theories''We cannot simply declare ourselves a national board of elections on steroids'. Noting that the presidential election was "not unusually close," Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell urged his colleagues not to object to the electoral vote count.
The Senate leader, between a series of emotional remarks, said that the vote to certify the Electoral College results was the most important vote in his 36 years in office.
"Our nation deserves a lot better than this," the Kentucky Republican said in opening remarks.
At least 13 Republican senators have...
From the Center
Sen. Toomey refutes Trump’s Pa. election allegations after Capitol attack(AllSides editor's note: watch video of Senator Toomey remarks here.) In anticipation of the formal objection being filed to Pennsylvania’s electoral college slate in Congress later tonight, U.S. Sen Pat Toomey, a Republican, took to the floor Wednesday night to defend his home state’s results.
And he also continued to make clear his break with President Donald J. Trump’s bizarre crusade to hang onto his office.
“We witnessed today the damage that can result when men in power and responsibility refuse to acknowledge the truth,” Toomey said. “We saw...
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