President Trump said Saturday he was "surprised there were so many" Republicans in the House and Senate who would acknowledge Democrat Joe Biden as president-elect.
The president was reacting to a report from the Washington Post, in which the newspaper claimed only 25 out of 249 congressional Republicans said Biden won the election.
Fast Facts
- The Washington Post said in a survey it found only 25 out of 249 congressional Republicans believed Biden had won the election.
- "25, wow!." Trump tweeted. "I am surprised there are so many. We have just begun to fight. Please send me a list of the 25 RINOS. I read the Fake News Washington Post as little as possible!"
"25, wow!." Trump tweeted. "I am surprised there are so many. We have just begun to fight. Please send me a list of the 25 RINOS. I read the Fake News Washington Post as little as possible!"
The Post found that eight Republicans, 3% of all GOP lawmakers, vocally supported Trump’s current strategy of claiming victory and suing for fraud in swing states that he lost.
Last week, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., dodged questions about Trump’s claims of fraud. “The future will take care of itself,” he told reporters.
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