March 24, 2021
Sen. Mike Lee
Sen. Mike Lee serves as the senior senator from the state of Utah. Sen. Lee defended Trump’s legal challenges to the election, saying in late November we should “acknowledge that he has every right to verify the fairness and accuracy of the election,. Such efforts are not at odds…
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March 24, 2021
Sen. Richard C. Shelby
Sen. Richard Shelby serves as the senior senator from the state of Alabama. Sen. Shelby initially fed speculation that the 2020 election was anything but free and fair, tweeting on Nov. 10 that “our Republic relies on the integrity of our electoral system. Both parties should want fair…
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March 24, 2021
Sen. Charles E. Grassley
Sen. Chuck Grassley serves as the senior senator from the state of Iowa. Sen. Grassley initially did not acknowledge Joe Biden as the president-elect, saying “Biden is ahead right now, so that’s all I can say, but when you’re going through a recount of 5 million votes in Georgia…I…
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March 24, 2021
Sen. John Boozman
Sen. John Boozman serves as the senior senator from the state of Arkansas. On Jan. 5, Sen. Boozman released a statement opposing efforts to object to certifying the Electoral College results, stating “not one of the lawsuits filed found evidence of widespread fraud or irregularities that would have changed the…
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March 24, 2021
Rep. Don Young
Rep. Don Young represents Alaska’s at-large congressional district. Rep. Young was early to acknowledge Joe Biden’s victory over Donald Trump in the 2020 election, saying “I wish the President-elect well in what will no doubt be the most challenging chapter of his political career” and “it is time to…
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March 24, 2021
Sen. John Thune
Sen. John Thune serves as the senior senator from the state of South Dakota and currently serves as the Senate Minority Whip. Sen. Thune immediately dismissed attempts to delegitimize the 2020 election results and argued there was no evidence Joe Biden won because of voter fraud. He similarly brushed…
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March 24, 2021
Sen. Tim Scott
Sen. Tim Scott serves as the junior senator from the state of South Carolina. Sen. Scott was initially slow to admitting the 2020 election was free and fair, saying in a statement that “voting irregularities and allegations of fraud must be thoroughly vetted and investigated, and I would encourage…
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March 24, 2021
Sen. Marco Rubio
Sen. Marco Rubio serves as the senior senator from the state of Florida. Though Sen. Rubio did not contest the certification of the 2020 election results, his actions are far from admirable. He danced around whether or not Joe Biden was legitimately elected, deciding instead to blame the media. “For…
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March 24, 2021
Sen. Jerry Moran
Sen. Jerry Moran serves as the senior senator from the state of Kansas. In late November 2020, Sen. Moran stated “every indication that I know is that Joe Biden is the president-elect. We’ve seen just in recent days a number of states that were thought to be in controversy…
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March 24, 2021
Sen. James Lankford
Sen. James Lankford serves as the junior senator from the state of Oklahoma. In a Senate hearing on election security in December 2020, Sen. Lankford elevated false claims of fraud in the 2020 election, saying it is “reasonable to be able to ask if people can drift around and…
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