Senator Ben Sasse, R-Neb., Condemned Republicans who plan to object next week during the election college certification, saying his party’s willingness to ignore President Donald Trump’s unfounded allegations of voter fraud in the election this year to entertain, fueled by worries. about how the president and his base would react.
“The president and his allies are playing with fire,” Sasse said in a lengthy Facebook post Wednesday night. “If you make big claims, it would be better for you to have the evidence. But the president does not, nor do the institutional arsonists of Congress who will vote against the Electoral College.”
Earlier Wednesday, Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., Announced he would object to the certification of some states’ election results on Jan. 6, a move that would force his Republican counterparts to vote on Trump’s false allegations. hand will show. of fraud or denial of millions of voters.
“Let’s be clear what’s going on here: we have a bunch of ambitious politicians who think there’s a quick way to use the president’s populist base without damaging real long-term damage. But they’re wrong – and this issue is greater than someone’s personal ambitions, “Sasse wrote.” Adults do not aim a loaded gun at legitimate self-government. “
Sasse, a regular critic of Trump, said only a few Republicans in private believed the president’s unfounded allegations of voter fraud.
“Speaking of private, I have not heard a single Republican from Congress claim that the election results were fraudulent – not one. Instead, I hear them talk about their concerns about how they will ‘look at President Trump’s most ardent supporters’. “.” Sasse wrote.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Has privately urged Republican senators not to contest the Electoral College because it could put some vulnerable Republicans at odds with ardent Trump supporters.
Any objections to the Electoral College’s vote by the Republican senators are unlikely to go away, as a majority in each chamber must vote in favor of the objection so that the president’s vote can be cast.
