President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump campaign files for new recount in GeorgiaGOP senator congratulates Biden, says Trump should accept resultsFDA grants emergency approval to coronavirus antibody treatment given to TrumpMORE is facing mounting pressure from Republicans calling on him to recognize President-elect Joe BidenJoe BidenTrump campaign files for new recount in GeorgiaGOP senator congratulates Biden, says Trump should accept resultsJudge dismisses Trump camp’s Pennsylvania lawsuit in scathing rulingMOREs election win.
GOP members amped up their push for Trump and Republican leadership to acknowledge Bidens victory on Sunday, after a federal judge dismissed the campaigns lawsuit alleging widespread voter fraud in Pennsylvania this week.
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris ChristieChris ChristieGiuliani’s son, a White House staffer, tests positive for coronavirusBiden plays it cool as Trump refuses to concedeBen Carson says there are ‘multiple possibilities’ for how he got COVID-19MORE (R), who has been a Trump ally, labeled the conduct of the Trump campaigns legal team a national embarrassment on ABCs This Week.
When ABCs George StephanopoulosGeorge Robert StephanopoulosRepublicans split on Biden win as Trump digs inCuomo: ‘The political pressure of denying COVID is gone’ with Trump defeatSunday shows – Biden win reverberatesMORE asked the former governor if it is time for this to end, Christie responded, Yes.
“I’ve been a supporter of the president. I voted for him twice, but elections have consequences and we cannot continue to act as if something happened here that didn’t happen, he said. You have an obligation to present the evidence. The evidence has not been presented.
The campaigns legal team has filed several lawsuits in battleground states contesting the vote and falsely alleging fraud. Last week, Trumps personal lawyer Rudy GiulianiRudy GiulianiJudge dismisses Trump camp’s Pennsylvania lawsuit in scathing rulingPresident says Trump Jr. doing ‘very well’ after COVID-19 diagnosisTrump’s ‘Death Star’ strategy: Forcing a fight over states’ electorsMORE led a press conference, in which he promoted conspiracy theories and the presidents unfounded claims of fraud.
Trump has refused to concede to Biden after Biden was widely recognized as the projected winner and president-elect more than two weeks ago.
Rep. Fred UptonFrederick (Fred) Stephen UptonGOP lawmaker patience runs thin with Trump tacticsCheney, top GOP lawmakers ask Trump campaign for proof of election fraudRepublicans who could serve in a Biden governmentMORE (R-Mich.) also requested the process to move forward despite Trumps objection to Bidens win in his state, saying on CNNs Inside Politics that the voters have spoken.
I mean, here in Michigan, it was 154,000 vote margin by President-elect Biden and no one has come up with any evidence of fraud or abuse, he said.
We expect that that process move forward and let the voters, not the politicians, speak, he added.
Last week, Trump invited two Michigan state lawmakers to the White House and contacted two members of the Wayne County Board of Elections who are alleging fraud and attempting to rescind their certification of the vote results.
Previous critics of Trump are requesting the Republican Partys leadership call out the president for what former national security adviser John BoltonJohn BoltonSunday shows preview: Biden transition, COVID-19 spike in spotlightThe Memo: Trump plows ahead with efforts to overturn electionTrump’s cyber firing stirs outrageMORE labeled inexcusable post-election behavior.
“The Republican Party is not going to be saved by hiding in a spider hole, Bolton told CNNs State of the Union. We need all of our leaders to come out and say, ‘the election is over.’ We’re not talking about an abstract right for Trump to use his legal remedies. We’ve passed that.
The more who come out and say, He doesnt represent us he is not following a Republican game plan here, the safer they will be, he added.
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) told CNNs State of the Union that hes embarrassed that more people in his party arent speaking up against Trumps denial of the election results.
We were the most respected country with respect to elections, Hogan said. And now, were beginning to look like were a banana republic. Its time for them to stop the nonsense. It just gets more bizarre every single day.
Amid the legal battle, Emily Murphy, Trumps appointed administrator for the General Services Administration (GSA), has refused to recognize Biden as the president-elect. Without her ascertainment of Bidens win, his transition team cannot access government officials, intelligence and funding to plan for the administration.
Sen. Kevin CramerKevin John CramerSunday shows preview: Biden transition, COVID-19 spike in spotlightMeadows meets with Senate GOP to discuss end-of-year priorities We need a (common) ‘sense of the Senate’ resolution on transition planningMORE (R-N.D.) told NBCs Meet the Press that he believes Trump has the right to challenge the election results through the legal process but added it is past time to start a transition to the Biden administration.
I, frankly, do think it’s time to well, it’s past time to start a transition, to at least cooperate with the transition, he said. I’d rather have a president that has more than one day to prepare should Joe Biden, you know, end up winning this.”
Other Republicans broke with Trump before Sunday, including Sen. Pat ToomeyPatrick (Pat) Joseph ToomeyAppeals court rules NSA’s bulk phone data collection illegalDunford withdraws from consideration to chair coronavirus oversight panelGOP senators push for quick, partial reopening of economyMORE (R-Pa.) who on Saturday congratulated Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala HarrisKamala HarrisGOP senator congratulates Biden, says Trump should accept resultsThe right must respect the symbolism of the 2020 electionOutside groups flood Georgia with advertising buys ahead of runoffsMORE after the federal judge dismissed the Trump campaigns lawsuit in his home state.
The Pennsylvania Republican requested Trump accept the outcome of the election, saying he has exhausted all plausible legal options to challenge the result of the presidential race in Pennsylvania.
On Friday, House Republican Conference Chairwoman Liz CheneyElizabeth (Liz) Lynn CheneyBiden’s lead over Trump surpasses 6M votes as more ballots are talliedCheney, top GOP lawmakers ask Trump campaign for proof of election fraudThe Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by the UAE Embassy in Washington, DC – Trump, Biden clash over transition holdup, pandemic plansMORE (R-Wyo.) implied that the campaign needed to provide proof of fraud or concede.
If the President cannot prove these claims or demonstrate that they would change the election result, he should fulfill his oath to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States by respecting the sanctity of our electoral process, she said.
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