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Mitch McConnell Gives Fiery Senate Speech Rebuking Electoral College Challenge

"I will vote to respect the people’s decision and defend our system of government as we know it.”

Emily Zanotti
Mitch McConnell Gives Fiery Senate Speech Rebuking Electoral College Challenge
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) gave a fiery speech on the Senate floor Wednesday, openly rebuking fellow Republicans who say they will challenge the Electoral College vote and will refuse to certify Democrat Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 presidential election.

McConnell’s speech opened a debate period on the Electoral College vote, which happened at the end of September but is up for certification in Congress Wednesday. The senior Republican made his feelings on the matter clear, publicly defying President Donald Trump’s push to overturn the official election results, and pre-empting a move by a dozen Republican senators who say they’ll vote against certification.

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