After conceding the race to the now three-term Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), failed independent Utah senate candidate Evan McMullin faced backlash from Lee’s son.
McMullin made his concession speech at his election watch party in Taylorsville, Utah, after calling Lee to concede the race. Upon acknowledging that Lee won reelection to the crowd there, he was met with boos.
In a subsequent Facebook post and tweet, McMullin claimed he told Sen. Lee, “I truly hope that he upholds his oath to the Constitution during his upcoming term.”
Lee’s son John retorted via Twitter: “That is not at all how the call went. I was there. Both candidates were surprisingly cordial. For once, you didn’t take the typical pedantic tone — I was surprised how kind the exchange was. And then you turned around and tweeted this. You have lied and deceived until the very end.”
Utah’s Republican Party Vice Chairman Jordan Hess would go on to corroborate John’s tweet. “I was also there. What @johndlee says is true. McMullin continues to lie,” he tweeted.
That is not at all how the call went. I was there.Both candidates were surprisingly cordial. For once, you didn’t take the typical pedantic tone—I was surprised how kind the exchange was. And then you turned around and tweeted this. You have lied and deceived until the very end.
— John (@johndlee_) November 9, 2022
McMullin’s campaign did not respond to the Washington Examiner’s request for comment.
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Lee reclaimed his Senate seat in a landslide victory by more than 100,000 votes as of Wednesday morning.
