expect the upcoming election to be fair and legitimate. but biden shanked the ball big-time. white house press secretary jen psaki tried to quickly clean up the mess. >> he is not questioning the legitimacy of the 2022 elections. but it is also his responsibility and the vice president's too to be very candid and clear-eyed and communicate with the american people about what is at risk. >> so now to the irony of josh hawley even touching this issue of the legitimacy of elections. flash back to early january 2021 as hawley anticipated his shining moment on c-span, where he would object to the results of a fair and secure election as he pushed the big lie. >> i just want to pin you down on what you're trying to do. you know, are you trying to say that as of january 20th that president trump will be president? >> well, that depends on what happens on wednesday. >> on wednesday. wednesday january 6th.