McConnell: The US Has “Very Little Election Fraud”

NBC News reports:

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Monday that he isn’t worried about threats to American democracy after a national NBC News poll revealed voters ranked it as the top issue facing the country.

The Republican Senate leader also said that there is “very little election fraud” but that it “happens occasionally,” comments that clashed with ongoing claims from former President Donald Trump’s wing of the party, which has insisted that voter fraud is rampant and the 2020 election was stolen.

The comments come after poll results Monday revealed that 57% of registered voters believe that probes into potential wrongdoing by Trump should continue, while 40% say they should stop.

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Senate Minority Leader McConnell says he isn’t worried about threats to American democracy after a national NBC News poll revealed voters ranked it as the top issue facing the country. https://t.co/nBr6mkUAyI

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