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“I actually think though it takes more courage not to step up, and I think a lot of those people are going to find that out,” Trump said in remarks on the national mall of Wednesday’s vote. “And you better start looking at your leadership, because your leadership has led you down the tubes.”
“We’ve got to get rid of the weak Congress people, the ones that aren’t any good,” Trump added.
“The Liz Cheneys of the world,” he added, referring to the Wyoming Republican lawmaker who has said she would not object to the Electoral College certification.
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“It certainly fits Russia’s long history of reckless disruptive cyber activities, but the Trump administration needs to make an official attribution,” Biden said. “This assault happened on Donald Trump’s watch when he wasn’t watching. It’s still his responsibility as president to defend American interests for the next four weeks.”
Biden would not say whether he considered the breach an act of war when questioned by a reporter, saying that the damage needed to be assessed. Biden said, however, that he saw “no evidence that it is under control,” contradicting Trump’s tweet over the weekend on the matter.