In a statement, Perdue noted that while he finished ahead of Ossoff in the November general election, he had fallen short in the Jan. 5 runoff election, one of two in Georgia that helped hand Democrats control of the Senate.
“Although we won the general election, we came up just short of Georgia’s 50% rule, and now I want to congratulate the Democratic Party and my opponent for this runoff win,” Perdue said. “Bonnie and I will continue to pray for our wonderful state and our great country. May God continue to bless Georgia and the United States of America.”
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Biden made the remarks Friday afternoon as he introduced Boston Mayor Marty Walsh
“I did give serious consideration to nominating my friend Bernie Sanders to this position. I’m confident he could have done a fantastic job,” Biden said. “I can think of no more passionate, devoted ally to working people in this country.”
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“But after Tuesday s results in Georgia, keeping Democratic control of the United States Senate in a tie vote, Bernie and I agreed … we can’t put the control of the Senate at risk on the outcome of a special election in Vermont,” Biden continued.
The Hill has reached out to Sanders s office for comment.
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Blunt added in a separate interview with KSHB, another Missouri TV station, that impeaching Trump was not going to happen.
Though the House would need to pass articles of impeachment, the Senate would hold the trial and ultimately vote on whether to convict Trump and remove him from office.
Blunt is the highest-ranking Senate Republican to weigh in on calls from a growing number of Democrats for Trump to be impeached after a mob came to the Capitol as lawmakers were counting the Electoral College vote.
Trump has claimed for weeks that the election was rigged, even as his legal team lost dozens of court challenges and election experts dismissed allegations of widespread voter fraud.
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Trump announced earlier on Friday that he would not be at Biden’s swearing-in ceremony later this month, breaking from the tradition of outgoing presidents attending their successors’ inaugurations.
Vice President Pence is expected to attend Biden’s inauguration.
Trump’s decision to stay away from the ceremony on Jan. 20 comes as he faces one of the deepest crises of his presidency. A mob of his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday as Congress met to certify last month’s Electoral College vote, disrupting the process and forcing lawmakers, congressional staffers and others to evacuate the building.
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The group, many of whom were filming the incident, appeared to be Trump supporters who believe conspiracy theories about the election. Trump has claimed for weeks that the election was rigged, despite losing dozens of legal challenges and election experts dismissing claims of fraud.
At one point members of the group yell audit the vote and you know it was rigged, in reference to the presidential election, and call him a piece of shit.
Lindsey Graham just made the mistake walking by me and a mass of angry patriots at the airport in DC.
All America wants is for you to AUDIT OUR VOTE and purge this election of this massive corruption.and you won’t do it. We’re not letting this “slide” so expect more of this. pic.twitter.com/pbemr2Gcr9 Mindy Robinson (@iheartmindy) January 8, 2021