Trump drove lie that election was stolen, undermining voter trust in outcome
Amy Gardner, The Washington Post
Dec. 20, 2020
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1of5Supporters of President Donald Trump rally against the election results outside the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020.Photo for The Washington Post by Kevin D. LilesShow MoreShow Less
2of5Clayton County, Ga., election workers recount votes by hand on No. 13, 2020.Photo for The Washington Post by Kevin D. LilesShow MoreShow Less
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4of5Trump supporters pray and sing during a demonstrations outside the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg on Monday, Dec. 14, 2020.Washington Post photo by Bonnie Jo MountShow MoreShow Less
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Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) and a group of other Senate Republicans finally acknowledged Joe Biden’s victory this week and then Johnson’s Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a Wednesday hearing aimed at undermining it.
Biden’s decisive Electoral College victory on Monday forced Johnson and some of his Republican colleagues to belatedly recognize the reality of President Donald Trump’s defeat, after weeks of suggesting Trump might still somehow be declared the winner of November’s election. Now unable to deny Biden will be the next president, the hearing basically served as a platform for Republicans to lie about Biden’s win being tainted.