Mitch McConnell, the Republican Senate majority leader, on Monday defended Donald Trump’s right to challenge the US election results, as Republicans continued to push back against declarations of Democrat Joe Biden’s victory.
In a speech on the Senate floor on Monday, Mr McConnell declined to congratulate Mr Biden, instead arguing that the president was “100 per cent within his rights to look into allegations of irregularities and weigh his legal options”.
“The projections and commentary of the press do not get veto power over the legal rights of any citizen, including the president,” he added.
Mr McConnell’s comments were the latest indication that many Republican lawmakers are not yet ready to break with the president over the election result, with many doubling down on their support for Mr Trump’s unfounded allegations of widespread fraud.
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