McConnell rejects Trump’s suggestion and says elections will be held “on time”

Leader of the Senate majority Mitch McConnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellGOP lawmakers meet Pelosi’s mask mandate for the Hillicon Valley House of Representatives: Trump raises idea of ​​delaying elections, faces rapid bipartisan backsliding | Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google publish earnings reports | Senators Call on Justice Department to Investigate TikTok, Zoom Trump Tests Republican Party Loyalty with Election Tweet and Stimulus Strategy MORE (R-Ky.) Thursday said that the November 3 general election will not be postponed, bringing down President TrumpDonald John Trump Trump campaign cancels purchase of ads to review messaging strategy: Nunes report declines to respond if it received information from Ukraine lawmaker meant to harm Biden poll: plurality of ‘Generation Z’ voters says who see more Trump political announcements than Biden MOREThe suggestion on Twitter that the election could be postponed to protect against mail ballot fraud.

“Never in the history of Congress, through wars, depressions, and the Civil War, have we ever had a federally scheduled election on time, and we will find a way to do it again this November 3,” McConnell told Max Winitz. , the main presenter for the afternoon at WNKY 40.

When Winitz asked if the November 3 election date is “set in stone,” McConnell replied, “That’s correct.”

“We will face whatever the situation and we will have the election on November 3 as it was already scheduled,” said the Republican leader.

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– Max Winitz (@MaxWinitz) July 30, 2020

McConnell made his remarks in the taped interview shortly after other prominent Senate Republicans stepped in to crush Trump’s proposed delay.

President of the Senate Judiciary Committee Lindsey GrahamLindsey Olin GrahamHillicon Valley: Trump Raises Idea of ​​Delaying Elections, Faces Rapid Bipartisan Backlash | Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google publish earnings reports | Senators Ask Justice Department to Investigate TikTok, Zoom Trump Tests Republican Party Loyalty with Election Tweet, and Stimulus Strategy Trump Defends Election Election Tweet by Doubting Results MORE (RS.C.), one of Trump’s close allies, said that while electoral fraud is a concern, it does not guarantee to postpone the elections.

“I am concerned that mail ballots are the exclusive way to cast votes, but I don’t think we should delay the elections. I want to reopen the economy in a solid way. I want people to return to school safely, “Graham, who will stand for re-election in November, told reporters Thursday morning.

“In South Carolina, we had a very large elementary school in June and we were able to do it in person. I think we may be able to vote safely in person in November, ”he said.

“I think delaying the elections probably would not be a good idea,” he added.

Trump sparked an uproar by tweeting that elections should be delayed to possibly allow more people to vote in person once the coronavirus pandemic subsides.

“With universal voting by mail (not absentee voting, which is good), 2020 will be the most INACTIVE and FRAUDULENT election in history. It will be a great shame for the United States,” he wrote. “Delaying the election until people can vote properly and safely?”

Democratic leader of the Senate Charles SchumerChuck SchumerLincoln Project Targets Senate Races In Alaska, Maine, Montana With M ad Buying Pelosi, Schumer Says Republican Senate Coronavirus Bill Is ‘Selling To Working Families’ 12:30 Report From The Hill – Presented by Facebook – Barr Showdown with House Democrats MORE (New York) accused Trump of trying to create a diversion to divert attention from high infection rates across the country, and reports that the economy contracted 9.5 percent in the second quarter and 1.43 million. Workers filed unemployment claims last week.

Once again, all he wants to do is deviate from his utter failure in the coronavirus crisis. He says, ‘Oh well, maybe we won’t have an election.’ That depends on the Senate and the House, “he said.

“President Trump, the election will be in November, on November 3, and it will not change it,” he said.