48 GOP Senators Still Silent On Trump’s Election Lies

The Washington Post reports:

The Washington Post contacted all 53 Republican U.S. senators for comments on the president’s efforts to overturn the election results, including his invitation to Michigan’s GOP legislative leaders to a meeting Friday as he tries to block the state from certifying Biden’s victory with a margin of about 150,000 votes there.

Fewer than 10 senators’ offices responded. Of those, most declined to comment or referred to previous remarks — in some cases remarks that predated Trump’s actions this week, including his call to a county canvassing board member in Michigan.

Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Mitt Romney of Utah and Ben Sasse of Nebraska, each of whom has been critical of Trump in the past, were the only Republicans to tackle the president’s actions head-on.

All but 5 subservient GOP leaders face Trump’s push to subvert the will of voters and overturn our election with their customary response: a complicit silence. Their refusal to speak up comes at an unusually perilous moment for American democracy https://t.co/ZjWt4ofrxL

— Mia Farrow (@MiaFarrow) November 21, 2020