scalise refusing to answer the simple question, does he believe the election was stolen? i hope we get back to what the constitution says. but clearly the number states they didn t follow those legislatively. so you think the election was stolen? what i said is there are states that didn t follow their legislatively set rules. that s what the united states constitution says. the last time, i promise, do you think the election was stolen or not? i understand you think there were irregularities and things that need to be fixed. do you think the election was stolen? . it s not just irregularities. it is states that did not follow the laws set which the constitution says they re supposed to follow. . it s not a trick question. it s a basic foundational question. and the answer is no. joining me now cnn reporter and resident fact-checker daniel dayle. you see in the answer that scalise is giving, and or there others now giving the same answer, something as potentially dangerous
the election for president. so you think the election was stolen? what i said is there are states that didn t follow their legislatively set rules. that s what the united states constitution says. last time, i promise, do you think the election was stolen or not? i understand you think there were irregularities and things that need to be fixed. do you think the election was stolen? it s not just irregularities. it s states that did not follow the laws set which the constitution says they have to follow. do you consider steve scalise an insurrectionist in a suit and tie? yes, i consider anyone who voted to overturn the election results to be an insurrectionist in suit and tie. as a member of this committee, i have to acknowledge, we may have another violent attack on the capitol. given the president is still pushing out this lie. but that will fail like the last one did. where they could succeed is in these efforts around the country to pass these laws to take away power fro
what i said was there were states that didn t follow their legislatively set rules. do you think the election was stolen? it is states that did not follow the laws set, which the constitution says they re supposed to follow. reporter: gop congresswoman liz cheney in response to that moment tweeted republicans have a duty to tell the american people that claims of a stolen election are just not true lester all right hallie jackson, thank you. severe storms are threatening parts of the midwest tonight after at least a dozen tornados reported. 18 million are at risk from missouri up to michigan including wisconsin, illinois and indiana more severe storms expected tomorrow in the central plains five million could be affected puerto rico is under a state of emergency tonight after a wave of blackouts hit the island officials now warn the power grid is in critical condition as public outrage hits new heights. gabe gutierrez is there. reporter: built in the 1960s, this is one
at the end of the day are we going to follow what the constitution says or not? i hope we get back to what the constitution says. but clearly in a number of states they didn t follow those legislative so you think the election was stoleen? what i said is there are states that didn t follow their legislatively set rules. that s what the united states constitution says. last time, i promise. do you think the election was stolen or not? i understand you think there were irregularities and things that need to be fixed. do you think the election was stolen? and it s not just irregularities. it s states that did not follow the laws set which the constitution says they re supposed to follow. okay. back now with stuart stevens. that s the minority whip steve scalise. i mean, he can t bring himself to call the call out the election lie and say that joe biden is the duly elected president. at least that the election wasn t stolen. let s put it that way.
the man who helped the house minority leader mccarthy oust cheney, house minority whip scalise made clear just this sunday that the right has become consumed with something very wrong. do you think the 2020 election was stolen from donald trump? i ve been very clear from the beginning, if you look at a number of states, they didn t follow their state passed laws. so you think the election was stolen? what i said is there are states that didn t follow their legislatively set rules. do you think the election was stolen or not? i understand you think there were irregularities and things that need to be fixed. do you think the election was stolen? and it s not just irregularities, it s states that did not follow the laws set, which the constitution says they re supposed to follow. he can t say it. you could ask him a hundred times. the point is to go to why he won t say it, and that is because he s banking on the lie