McConnell says he does not expect interrupted presidential transition

 

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks after the Senate Republican GOP leadership election on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. November 10, 2020. REUTERS/Erin Scott

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who has not acknowledged Joe Biden as president-elect, said on Tuesday he does not expect an interrupted transition from the administration of Republican President Donald Trump, who is challenging Biden's election victory in the courts.

 

"I don't think we're going to have an interrupted transition to whoever is the next administration," the Republican McConnell told reporters.

 

"I think we ought to quit all the hand-wringing and not act like this is extraordinary. We're going to get through this period and we'll swear in the winner on January 20th, 2021, just like we have every four years since 1793."

 

 

McConnell also brushed off a question about whether he was indulging Trump by allowing the president to air charges of election fraud without offering evidence, saying he would let the presidential election go through "the various stages that it goes through under the Constitution."

 

"There will be, apparently, litigation. Those cases will be decided. And then the Electoral College will meet. And then we'll have the inauguration. But I am going to concentrate on what we are trying to do here in the remainder of this Congress," McConnell said.

 

(Reporting by David Morgan and Doina Chiacu; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama and Peter Cooney)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2020-11-11

 

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I’m worrying they are cooking up a coup 

Liar. He's interrupting now by not congratulating Biden on his win. McConnell is just pandering to the GOP base to save his job.

 

Horrible politician.

Patience children, patience.

sycophants, they'll have to get used to sucking up to someone else soon. I don't see Trump making it to 2024, if his body does his mind won't, it's already failing.

2 hours ago, Tug said:

I’m worrying they are cooking up a coup 

Who do you believe would be involved?

5 minutes ago, scorecard said:

Who do you believe would be involved?

Nobody, the sycophants are trying to pacify the 4 year old in office.

1 hour ago, EVENKEEL said:

Patience children, patience.

Our nation needs to move on. Today is the day Obama met with Trump to congratulate him on the win and welcome him to the White House.

 

Time for loser Trump to do the same. We're looking like fools to the world.

1 hour ago, EVENKEEL said:

Patience children, patience.

Be patience about what pray tell your idol lost the election pure and simple he’s going to get run off or attempt a coup that’s probably why the narcissist fired Esper and put that nutter in his place if he try’s it he better hope he wins 

20 minutes ago, Jeffr2 said:

Our nation needs to move on. Today is the day Obama met with Trump to congratulate him on the win and welcome him to the White House.

 

Time for loser Trump to do the same. We're looking like fools to the world.

Not fools, like a banana republic but nobody expected anything different from Trump, no grace, no dignity.

11 minutes ago, Tug said:

Be patience about what pray tell your idol lost the election pure and simple he’s going to get run off or attempt a coup that’s probably why the narcissist fired Esper and put that nutter in his place if he try’s it he better hope he wins 

Luckily, the generals are apolitical and know their job is to protect america and it's institutions.  That includes a peaceful transfer of power.

 

Too bad Trump's trying to make the military a political ally.  Horrible leader. Horrible example.

2 hours ago, Jeffr2 said:

Liar. He's interrupting now by not congratulating Biden on his win. McConnell is just pandering to the GOP base to save his job.

 

Horrible politician.

I agree on the horrible politician part. But Mitch wants to remain Senate Majority Leader too. And this depends on the run-off in January in Georgia where two seats are up for grabs and are damn close. Unfortunately, the hold that Trump seems to have on many Republican voters (or is perceived to have) is such that the only way those Georgia Senate seats will be won is by whipping up the Trump vote in that state. And the only way of doing that is by whipping up the grievance element - Trump was cheated out of the election by those nasty Democrats. The fact that the election was overseen by a Republican in the state of Georgia is neither here nor there, of course.

 

A little thought though might indicate how short-sighted this tactic is. First, having had it drummed into them that the Democrats stole the election, the Trump voters might just think that voting is just not worth it as any election they might win will be stolen from them. Second, while Mitch seems to love the idea of gumming up the works of government and blaming the opposition (as he did in the case of Obama, blocking large numbers of appointments of federal court judges etc), the population is begining to notice this tactic and they didn't elect senators to Washington just to gum up the works of government and play games. Whether Minority or Majority Leader, he will have to work with Biden and pissing him off right now is not just politics.

 

He could also find himself in the future at the end of a microphone having to defend his position of supporting Trump after Trump has been indicted (whether you are a Republican or Democrat or Independent, this is a distinctive possibility, most likely on bank or tax fraud but there are other possible charges too).

News from the Divided Banana Republic of America, uplifting as ever!

 

4 hours ago, Tug said:

I’m worrying they are cooking up a coup 

Oh they are - a coup within the electoral college. I think the idea is to prevent certain States from certifying their results before the electoral college meets , so that the Governors can instruct their delegates how to vote. 

 

 

McConnell probably doesn’t expect the reappointment of an IG to replace the one Trump fired who was investigating Mrs McConnell’s insider trading.

 

But its coming.

 

 

 

Edited November 11, 20205 yr by Chomper Higgot

4 hours ago, EVENKEEL said:

Patience children, patience.

Nice avatar You surprise me when you said you could deal with a Biden Presidency. Keep up all of the help, it is welcome

It's not beyond the bounds of possibility that Trump could try and form a new party to consolidate his base and destroy the Republican party. He wouldn't care if he caused mayhem. It's his trademark.

13 hours ago, Jeffr2 said:

Our nation needs to move on. Today is the day Obama met with Trump to congratulate him on the win and welcome him to the White House.

 

Time for loser Trump to do the same. We're looking like fools to the world.

You have not been looking like fools to the world. You have been fools and the laughing stock of the rest of the civilized world for the last four years. Right now it is not America being the laughing stock of the world but the absolute moron holed up in the WH acting like a juvenile kid that needs it backside slapped. 

However that does not change the deeper problems America has both politically and socially. If Americans think they are the greatest country in the world then the lot of you need counselling. 

17 hours ago, Tug said:

I’m worrying they are cooking up a coup 

 

 

There's certainly a lot of accusations and character assassinations flying around on Twitter etc. about certain polls and poll officials from various political activists and commentators.  No idea about the veracity but Twitter aren't taking them down or marking them with warnings. It will all come out in the wash no doubt.

 

Seriously, maybe this was bound to happen as a reaction to the Democrats previous cooked up conspiracy theories given that a very sizeable % of the electorate that still support Trump. He'll do anything to keep the attention he craves. Biden will need all his 47 years political nous to calm things down and diffuse everything. 

 

This trend is not just unique to the US. All over the world, politicians in countries are now contesting election results they don't like. Something strange going on. 

Edited November 11, 20205 yr by Baerboxer

8 hours ago, Epidemiologist Dave said:

It's not beyond the bounds of possibility that Trump could try and form a new party to consolidate his base and destroy the Republican party. He wouldn't care if he caused mayhem. It's his trademark.

One can only hope.