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Republican Representative Ken Buck appeared on MSNBC and explained why his colleagues, Representatives Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan, refuse to acknowledge that the 2020 election was not stolen. Buck stated that there is a significant group of Trump supporters in the country who would disagree with such a statement, and there would be a political penalty for admitting it. Buck's comments came after he voted "present" in the Speaker's race because Scalise and Jordan would not admit that President Joe Biden won the election. It is worth noting that Scalise and Jordan, along with many other Republicans, voted to reject electors in January 2021. This refusal to acknowledge Biden's victory is primarily driven by the right-wing faction of the Republican caucus, which is currently involved in the speaker fight.
Of course Scalise and Jordan declined to acknowledge that Biden won. They voted to reject electors in January 2021. Most of the current Republican caucus voted to do the same — particularly the right-wing bloc that's driving the speaker fight. https://t.co/zhTpuqPMCZ
GOP Rep. Ken Buck Voted ‘Present’ in Speaker’s Race Because Scalise and Jordan Wouldn’t Admit Biden Won https://t.co/JdDIEsvgbE
Buck said Scalise and Jordan won’t admit Trump lost the election because “There’s a large group of Trump followers in this country that would disagree with that and there would be a political penalty for saying such a thing.” https://t.co/Yn9FKzg1tw
GOP Rep. Ken Buck Voted 'Present' in Speaker's Race Because Scalise and Jordan Wouldn't Admit Biden Won https://t.co/JdDIEsvgbE
Rep. Ken Buck on MSNBC on why Jordan and Scalise won't affirm that the 2020 election wasn't stolen: "There's a large group of Trump followers in this country that would disagree with that and there would be a political penalty for saying such a thing." https://t.co/yBx26dO0Zj