a minute agoHISTORY: Fearsome Republican McConnell abandons Trump, congratulates Biden for victory
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)Republican Party's top member, in which President Donald Trump, Magoranca leader in the Senate, Mitch McConnell, has congratulated Joe Biden for winning last month's presidential election. Senator McConnell spoke only after the electoral college formally confirmed Mr. Biden versus Mr. Trump. The Democrat has won 306 electoral votes [...]
Senator McConnell spoke only after the electoral college formally confirmed Mr. Biden versus Mr. Trump.
The Democrat has won 306 electoral votes in contrast to Trump, who has won 232, writes BBC, translates Periscopi.
President Trump still refuses to accept the loss, making unsupported claims on election fraud.
Relations with the Senate, recently controlled by the Republicans, will be key to the Benden presidency.
Speaking in the Senate, McConnell said he had hoped for a “result otherwise” in the November 3rd presidential election, but that electoral college had already spoken.
“Which is why I want to congratulate the elected president, Joe Biden,”
All Americans can boast that our nation has a elected female vice president for the first time.” he added further.
Beden said afterwards he called McConnell to thank him for his congratulations. But, to this unexpected hunger, President Donald Trump reacted sharply, saying that the Republicans had to learn to fight “and that it was too early to surrender. /Periscope
