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Mitch McConnell Acknowledges Biden’s Win, Urges GOP Senators Not to Oppose Election Results

HeadlineDec 16, 2020

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has finally acknowledged that Joe Biden won the November election — six weeks after voting ended.

Majority Leader Mitch McConnell: “The Electoral College has spoken. So today I want to congratulate President-elect Joe Biden.”

In a private call, McConnell urged Republican senators not to join a House Republican effort to try to overturn the Electoral College. President Trump lashed out at McConnell on Twitter and vowed to keep fighting to stay in office despite losing the Electoral College and losing the popular vote by over 7 million votes.

Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Brazilian leader Jair Bolsonaro have all congratulated Biden following the Electoral College vote.

This comes as plans are moving forward for Joe Biden’s inauguration. On Tuesday, Biden’s inaugural committee urged supporters to stay home on January 20 due to the pandemic.

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