Trump's 'Fraudulent Election' Claims Draw GOP Lawmakers' Distancing... "I Did Not Vote for Trump"

Romney "All Votes Will Be Counted" Criticism
Chris Christie "Bad Strategy and Bad Political Decision" Turns Away

U.S. President Donald Trump held a press conference at the White House in Washington, D.C., on the 5th (local time) and spoke about the results of the November 3 presidential election vote count. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Hana Na] As U.S. President Donald Trump has announced election-related lawsuits, some Republican lawmakers criticized Trump's claims of a 'fraudulent election' as "baseless."

Chris Christie, former Governor of New Jersey and once considered a close ally of Trump, said on ABC News on the 5th (local time) regarding Trump's claims of election fraud, "(Trump's claims) are like asking me to prosecute without showing any evidence," calling it "a bad strategy and a poor political decision."

On the same day, Mitch McConnell, the Republican Senate Majority Leader and one of Trump's strongest supporters, said, according to the AP News, "Claiming victory in the presidential election is distinctly different from completing the vote count," and "He looks very different from President Trump, who suggested rejecting the election results."

Senator Mitt Romney also emphasized on Twitter, "Counting every voter's ballot is like the heart of democracy," adding, "Every vote will be counted." Romney ran against Democratic candidate Barack Obama in the 2012 presidential election and conceded immediately once Obama entered the winning zone.

Larry Hogan, Governor of Maryland, publicly declared on the 3rd, "I did not vote for Trump," openly opposing President Trump. Through Twitter, he stressed, "The counting is ongoing now, and as always, the results must be respected."

Senator Marco Rubio also refuted President Trump's claims. Rubio tweeted, "Taking time to count legitimate votes is not fraud."

Senator Pat Toomey (Pennsylvania) criticized Trump's speech, saying, "It was very hard to watch," and added, "Claims of election fraud are baseless."

Additionally, Senators Marco Rubio and Lisa Murkowski, and Representative Adam Kinzinger each dismissed the claims on Twitter, stating respectively, "It is not fraud for counting legitimate votes to take several days," "Patience is a virtue," and "Respecting democratic processes is what makes America great."

Meanwhile, according to the Washington Post on the 6th, some Republican lawmakers including House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, Senator Lindsey Graham, and Senator Ted Cruz are actively supporting Trump. They continue to repeat claims of irregularities in the voting and counting processes in battleground states including Pennsylvania.

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