GOP senator congratulates Biden, says Trump should accept results

[BlueWavePsych]

Source: The Hill

Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) on Saturday night congratulated Joe Biden as the president-elect while calling on President Trump to "accept the outcome of the election" and allow a smooth transition process.

Toomey issued a lengthy statement urging Trump to accept the election results showing a win for Biden after a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit by the Trump campaign alleging widespread ballot fraud in Pennsylvania.

“With today’s decision by Judge Matthew Brann, a longtime conservative Republican whom I know to be a fair and unbiased jurist, to dismiss the Trump campaign’s lawsuit, President Trump has exhausted all plausible legal options to challenge the result of the presidential race in Pennsylvania,” Toomey said in a statement.

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“I congratulate President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on their victory. They are both dedicated public servants and I will be praying for them and for our country,” he said.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/527049-gop-senator-congratulates-biden-says-trump-should-accept-results

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[Thomas Hurt]

1. on a Saturday with a press release, but maybe it is the thought that counts huh?

[Rhiannon12866]

2. K&R, Sad that this has to be a headline news story

[Chicago1980]

3. He's retiring and not running for any other office...

He can afford to be civil.

[Cicada]

4. If the House deadlocks on selecting electors it goes to a Senate vote

The house can vote on who the electors are, in case of a dispute. The vote is one vote per state.m26 states have a majority of Republicans. But Liz Cheney, the sole representative from Wyoming, has said Biden won.if she votes Biden it might be a tie in the House. Then the vote goes to the Senate where each Senator gets one vote. Toomey has congratulated Biden. I doubt Romney would vote Trump. Murkowski, Sasse, might vote Biden. Collins might.,

[videohead5]

5. I really don't think

That will happen.

[DEbluedude]

6. Another spineless fuck.

He's not running again so he's free to speak the truth without offending his maniacal base.

[marie999]

8. The guy does the right thing. Thank him and move on.

It doesn't do the Democrats any good when you put GOP people down when they do something good. It doesn't matter if he is retiring or not.

[DEbluedude]

10. To me, it does matter.

Political expediency is one of the reasons this country is where it is.

[bucolic_frolic]

7. Toomey will be all in, 2024

[malthaussen]

9. How courageous of him! (sarcasm off) n/t