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Original Title: Break the Taboo! Former President Bush Jr. Congratulated Biden on His Win, But Major Republicans Still Silent
On November 8, US Eastern Time, Former US President and Republican Bush Jr. stated that he called US President-elect Joe Biden on the same day to congratulate him on his election as the next president of the United States.
“I just spoke with President-elect Biden. I extend my warm congratulations and thank you for your patriotic speech last night.” Bush said in a statement: “I also called Harris to congratulate her.” Being elected Vice President is a very historic moment. Although we have political differences, I know that Biden is a good man. He earned the opportunity to lead and unify our country. Although he ran for election as a Democrat, he will rule all Americans. I provided him with the same things that I had offered to President Trump and Obama – I prayed for his success and promised to do whatever I could to help. “
Bush Jr. also praised US President Trump’s campaign. “I want to congratulate President Trump and his supporters on the difficult campaign. He won the votes of more than 70 million Americans. This is an extraordinary political achievement. They have already made their voices heard and their voices will continue to pass through the elected Republicans are heard at all levels of government. “
Bush Jr. also stated in the statement that Trump has the right to count the votes and raise legal challenges, but Biden’s victory is obvious. “The American people may believe that this choice is fundamentally fair and the choice is fair. It will stick, and the results are obvious. “
Trump continued to refuse to admit defeat at the eighth local time. Trump tweeted several tweets about electoral fraud that day and insisted that he won the election. “When is the media’s turn to announce who our next president is? We have learned too much in the last two weeks!” Trump said in a tweet on the afternoon of the 8th.
The Republican problem: accept the election result or support Trump?
As of the night of the 8th, with the exception of Trump’s continued refusal to accept the results of the general election, most of the top Republicans had not silently commented on or congratulated on Biden’s election.
After various US media predicted Biden’s victory on the 6th, Senate Republican Leader McConnell has not commented so far. House Republican Minority Leader McCarthy reiterated Trump’s view that “the election is far from over.” “What we have just experienced is the most competitive presidential election in the history of the United States,” McCarthy said in an interview with US media on the 8th. “So every vote must be counted and each recount must be advanced.” A (legal) challenge must be heard. “
However, there are also a small number of Republican lawmakers who broke party boundaries to celebrate Biden’s election and called on Trump to accept the election results and admit defeat.
Republican Sen. Romney of Utah and Sen. Merkowski, Republican of Alaska, are the only Republicans to congratulate Biden on his victory. Romney said on the 8th that Trump should not be expected to “respond in the same way” as the presidential candidate who lost the election earlier, but that “the president (Trump) has no choice” in terms of leaving the White House.
Romney is also the only Republican in Congress to call Biden “president-elect.”
The Democratic congressmen interpreted the “collective silence” of the Republican Party.
“I’m pretty sure most of them want the president to face reality and accept the results,” said Maryland Democratic Senator Hollen (Chris Van Hollen), “but they dare not say anything publicly. This has become in a routine. ” Sadly, even though the president obviously lost, they still didn’t dare to muster the courage to speak.
There is still a group of Republicans who believe that Trump has a chance to return
Compared to the collective silence of the majority of Republicans, there are also public voices of Republicans who expressed support for Trump to go through the legal process and not accept the result of the election.
Republican Senator Greenham, who has just successfully reelected a seat in the South Carolina state Senate, warned on the 8th that President Trump should not accept the result of defeat because “the Republican Party will never elect another president.”
“Do not accept the predictions of the media, do not admit defeat, Mr. President.” Greenham said on the 8th: “We have fewer than 10,000 votes in Georgia and he will win in North Carolina. In Arizona, ours The gap has narrowed from more than 90,000 to less than 20,000. Fight for every legal and valid vote. Yes we will not fight in 2020, we will never win the presidential elections. There are too many risks. “
Republican Senator Kristi Noem of South Dakota said in a media interview on the 8th that ballots in states accused of voter fraud should be counted. “I don’t know if this will change the outcome of the general election. But why is everyone so afraid of a fair election and the truth?” Said Noam: “Before deciding who is the next president, we gave (the former MP) (The President) Al Gore went through the relevant legal proceedings in 37 days. Why can’t we give the same treatment and consideration to the 70 million voters who voted for Trump? Al Gore received court proceedings in 2000. We Should Give the President Trump the relevant court proceedings. ”
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