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The House minority leader, Kevin McCarthy, ignored questions from reporters about whether he had concerns regarding Donald Trump’s call with the Georgia secretary of state.
The Republican leader also would not say whether he supported the effort by some of his colleagues to object to the congressional count of electoral votes on Wednesday.
Kevin McCarthy walked on and off floor without answering multiple questions about whether he was OK with the Trump phone call to the Georgia Secretary of State. He also would not respond when we asked if he backed the effort by conservatives to overturn the elections on Wednesday
Donald Trump lashed out against Tom Cotton, after the Republican senator said he would not object to counting the electoral votes that will finalize Joe Biden’s victory in the presidential race.
“How can you certify an election when the numbers being certified are verifiably WRONG,” Trump said in a new tweet. “You will see the real numbers tonight during my speech, but especially on JANUARY 6th. @SenTomCotton Republicans have pluses & minuses, but one thing is sure, THEY NEVER FORGET!”
How can you certify an election when the numbers being certified are verifiably WRONG. You will see the real numbers tonight during my speech, but especially on JANUARY 6th. @SenTomCotton Republicans have pluses & minuses, but one thing is sure, THEY NEVER FORGET!