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  • Senate Leader McConnell Congratulates Biden, Harris For The First Time Since Poll Results

    Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on December 15 publicly acknowledged the victory of the President-elect Joe Biden for the first time since President Trump’s contesting of the election results. The Kentucky Republican congratulated Joe Biden and Kamala Harris after the electoral college officially declared the two as the winner of the 2020 US election over incumbent Donald Trump. In his speech on the Senate floor, streamed live by C-Span, McConnell said that the Electoral College has spoken and he wanted to take an opportunity to congratulate President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President elect Kamala Harris. Furthermore, he added, that the President-Elect  Joe Biden was no stranger to the Senate and he had devoted himself to public service for several years. 

    The Senate session began with GOP lawmakers distancing themselves from US President Donald Trump’s incessant and groundless claims of voter fraud and the 2020 elections being stolen from the Republicans. Senate chaplain Barry Black, meanwhile, also acknowledged Joe Biden as the next president of the United States as he said that the senate members respected the conclusions of the Electoral College. His effort was joined by Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH), who said, that the lawmakers needed to respect the electoral process that the Founding Fathers had established, adding, that it was, in fact, a victory of the “will of the voters”.  

  • Donald Trump Says He Will Leave White House If Electoral College Declares Biden’s Victory

    US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he would leave the White House if the Electoral College declares President-elect Joe Biden as the winner of the election. However, he continued his attack on the Democrats and pushed the voter fraud claim again in his latest press briefing. In his address, while maintaining his stance on the situation he said a lot could happen before January 20.

    The outgoing US President interacted with media for the first time since losing to his Democratic opponent Biden in the recently concluded elections. He, however, said it would be a mistake if the electoral college elected Biden as the President, adding that it would be a “very hard thing” to concede. Yet again, Trump claimed that the presidential elections were rigged, as the results showed Biden winning majority of the seats in certain key areas that “mattered in terms of elections” (referring to swing states). On the contrary, Trump said, Biden has lost many seats in other states, even compared to former President Barack Obama. 

    When asked whether he would attend Biden’s inauguration in January 2020, Trump said that he preferred not to answer the question. He further lashed out at the US media for not being “fair” to him and claimed to have won the election by a large amount. “I would have won by a tremendous amount and I did win by a tremendous amount. It hasn’t been reported yet but people have been understanding what’s happening and they know what happened, he added.