Republicans start to relent: 'It looks like it will be President Biden'
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Source: Politico
Most Republicans have been reluctant to contradict Trumps claim that he can still hold the White House, but theres been a steady trickle of GOP lawmakers defecting from Trumps false contention that he was robbed by fraudsters. After Trump tweeted Monday, I won the election, Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) told reporters, I wouldnt have advised he put it that way.
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) said Trump can and should continue his legal challenges but has every confidence on Jan. 20 were going to inaugurate a president. And it will probably be Joe Biden.
It grows increasingly unlikely that a remedy would involve overturning the election, said Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), who said he nonetheless supports Trumps goals of exposing even small cases of malfeasance on ballots. Vice President Biden ought to be getting briefings and the transition ought to be in the works so that theres an infrastructure for that. And if he ends up winning, as it seems likely he will, that he wont have to get caught up on one day in January.
Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/16/republicans-transition-concede-436915
elleng
(130,156 posts)Now we follow the drip drip drip minute by minute.
Bleacher Creature
(11,237 posts)And if I may offer a suggestion, I'd say that he should withdraw all of his support for Perdue and Loeffler.
That would sure show them!!
Phoenix61
(16,954 posts)I have no idea if thats true or not but Im sure Twitler will think it is. He has to blame some one.
Chris27777
(14 posts)No. Not the TV kind. The real thing. Starts to slowly seep in, in time to prevent any gaps on national security I hope.
Nexus2
(1,261 posts)2 2
Blue Owl
(49,934 posts)It's beginning to look a lot like Biden,
Everywhere you go,
Take a look at the M.S.M, they're verifying again,
With electoral and popular votes that grow...
It's beginning to look a lot like Biden
Joe is to the fore,
But the prettiest sight to see is the Donald that will be
Booted out the door!
raccoon
(31,091 posts)JudyM
(29,122 posts)Analysis belongs in General Discussion, not LBN.