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Mitch McConnell (finally) accepts that Joe Biden will be the next president of the United States

By C.J. Hawkings

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 15: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) answers questions from reporters during a news conference following the weekly meeting with the Senate Republican caucus at the U.S. Capitol on December 15, 2020 in Washington, DC. Earlier today McConnell said the Electoral College has spoken and congratulated US President-elect Joe Biden on his victory. (Photo by Rod Lamkey-Pool/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 15: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) answers questions from reporters during a news conference following the weekly meeting with the Senate Republican caucus at the U.S. Capitol on December 15, 2020 in Washington, DC. Earlier today McConnell said the Electoral College has spoken and congratulated US President-elect Joe Biden on his victory. (Photo by Rod Lamkey-Pool/Getty Images) /
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What’s the aftermath of the 2020 Presidential Election without a little controversy? Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has finally accepted Joe Biden will be the 46th President of the United States.

By November 7, Joe Biden, the Vice president to former President Barack Obama was called to be the 46th POTUS. His running mate, Kamala Harris, makes history as the first woman ever to become VPOTUS, and she is also the first woman of color in history to occupy the office of the vice president of the United States. On December 14, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell finally congratulated the President-elect on his victory…six weeks after the election had been called.

According to Deadline, Mitch McConnell refused to acknowledge that outgoing President Donald Trump would not be serving a second term until he had exhausted all legal avenues.

While wanting to go down the legal route is fine, it’s the failure to acknowledge the truth that is frustrating to the everyone who has been covering the presidential election since the beginning. The sheer arrogance of anyone who follows President Trump’s path of conspiracy theories and lies is bound to unravel at some point.

Mitch McConnell is not the only Republican to realize that the president is not going to serve a second term. Now that the Electoral College has voted, others who have supported Trump have no other option but to accept that Biden and Harris will be inaugurated on January 20, 2021.

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After the election had been called, NBC News released list of Republican politicians who broke way from Trump’s malarkey and congratulated Biden on his victory. Some of these included:

  • Mitt Romney congratulated Biden and Harris on their win on behalf of himself and his wife. He also tweeted at the pair saying that they should be given permission to begin their transition.
  • Susan Collins tweeted a partial congratulations at Biden and Harris by releasing a statement about their “partial victory.”
  • Spencer Cox, the governor-elect of Maryland, tweeted his congratulations to the Biden-Harris team in a rather heartfelt way, according to NBC News. What was so nice about Cox’s statement was that he was professional. He didn’t call anyone out, and he was civil.

These are just some of the Republicans who accepted Biden’s projected victory. They were brave to speak out against their party and current commander-in-chief. We do, however, need to question whether Mitch McConnell did the right thing in acknowledging the president lost the election only after the Electoral College voted — even though most politicians have accepted the projected win earlier during previous elections.

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