March 24, 2021
Sen. John Cornyn
Sen. John Cornyn serves as the senior senator from the state of Texas. Sen. Cornyn lightly disputed Donald Trump’s claims of widespread election fraud, stating that “I haven’t seen anything that would change the outcome.” While continuing to distance himself from Trump’s lies, Sen. Cornyn remained ambiguous about…
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March 24, 2021
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito serves as the junior senator from the state of West Virginia. As votes were still being counted, Sen. Capito entertained the idea that there might be fraud in the 2020 election, stating “if there’s allegations of fraud — and I’m sure that there’s been…
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March 24, 2021
Sen. Thom Tillis
Sen. Thom Tillis serves as the junior senator from the state of North Carolina. Sen. Tillis reluctantly acknowledged Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory, saying “he’s presumptive President. But I don’t want to discount valid, legal disputes that’ll be settled over the next couple weeks.” When all legal disputes were…
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March 24, 2021
Sen. Dan Sullivan
Sen. Dan Sullivan serves as the junior senator from the state of Alaska. Sen. Sullivan initially entertained Donald Trump’s efforts to contest the results of the 2020 election, saying “I think the president and his team are clearly within their rights to look into allegations or perceived irregularities, and…
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March 24, 2021
Sen. Mike Rounds
Sen. Mike Rounds serves as the junior senator from the state of South Dakota. Though he admitted to having no evidence of widespread voter fraud, Sen. Rounds backed up Donald Trump’s challenges to the election results, saying “we’re still waiting, and we still expect that President Trump will…
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March 24, 2021
Sen. James E. Risch
Sen. Jim Risch serves as the junior senator from the state of Idaho. In a vague statement, Sen. Risch acknowledged Donald Trump’s defeat in the 2020 election, saying “this is my second transition where we move from one political party to another in the White House.” He also voted…
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March 24, 2021
Sen. James M. Inhofe
Sen. Jim Inhofe serves as the senior senator from the state of Oklahoma. Sen. Inhofe initially refused to accept Donald Trump’s defeat in the 2020 election, arguing “I expect he’ll be re-elected, no doubt, because of the things he’s done” and that the result was “not a done deal.”…
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March 24, 2021
Sen. Bill Hagerty
Sen. Bill Hagerty serves as the junior senator from the state of Tennessee. Early on, Sen. Hagerty gave support to Donald Trump’s attempts to cast doubt on the 2020 election results, releasing a statement saying “I agree with President Trump, we must protect the sanctity of the ballot box.”…
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March 24, 2021
Sen. Joni Ernst
Sen. Joni Ernst serves as the junior senator from the state of Iowa. Sen. Ernst remained largely silent in the face of many of Donald Trump’s false claims that the 2020 election was beings stolen from him. In response to a question about whether she agreed with Trump’s outrageous claims,…
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March 24, 2021
Sen. Steve Daines
Sen. Steve Daines serves as the junior senator from the state of Montana. As votes were still being counted, a spokesperson for Sen. Daines stated that “claims surrounding a lack of election oversight and transparency are alarming, and that any candidate has a right to challenge the count and…
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