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.
november. and pete, that s what this is all about. democrats don t accept elections that they don t win. oh, irony. but more on that in a moment. first an explanation of how missouri s junior senator came to make this comment. he was criticizing president biden for saying this wednesday. speaking of voting rights legislation, if this isn t passed do you still believe the upcoming election will be fairly conducted and its results will be legitimate? well, it all depends on whether or not we re able to make the case to the american people that some of this is being set up to try to alter the outcome of the election. the correct answer from a president, especially one whose predecessor undermines the legitimacy of elections more than he plays golf, is yes, i expect the upcoming election to be fair and legitimate. but biden shanked the ball