“You’ll have a very peaceful — there won’t be a transfer frankly,” Trump said. “Fundamental to democracy is the peaceful transition of power; without that, there is Belarus. It’s not just famous people who get canceled. Once again, we will keep our promise,” McConnell said. “Sen. Copyright © 2020.
He also has argued that an increase in mail-in voting will lead to fraud in the election.
Liberal groups have targeted Collins over her support for Kavanaugh, and she trails her Democratic opponent in publicly released opinion polls. His spokeswoman called a report that Romney would insist on delaying the vote until after Inauguration Day “grossly false.” Romney has never faced a vote on a Supreme Court nominee as a senator. Trump has waged a monthslong campaign against mail-in voting, claiming on social media and in speeches that it’s rife with fraud. The informal “rule” — never adopted by the Senate in any formal sense — stemmed from a speech given by then-Sen. Joe Biden in 1992 that the Senate should not fill a Supreme Court vacancy until after the presidential election. To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. Ernst’s campaign sent out a fundraising email Friday night saying: “Our Conservative values and Constitutional rights are now on the line.
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