Sen. Ron Johnson acknowledged President-elect Joe Biden‘s victory in his home state of Wisconsin but remains hesitant to believe the election took place in a secure manner.
Johnson has challenged the integrity of the November election, backing President Trump on claims that voter fraud took place that boosted his opponent.
“Vice President Biden has won by 20,000 votes, but there are also issues in Wisconsin,” Johnson told NBC’s Chuck Todd on Sunday when asked who he believed won his state, which carries 10 electoral votes.
.@RonJohnsonWI: “This was started when the mainstream media dropped any pretense of being unbiased and actually chose sides during this election.
This fire was started when you completely ignored…our investigation of Hunter…”@ChuckTodd: “I’ve had enough of hearing this.” pic.twitter.com/9MO2M35J76
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) January 3, 2021
Johnson is among a dozen Republican senators who have publicly vowed to object to Biden’s victory over Trump on Wednesday during a joint session of Congress.
“On January 6, it is incumbent on Congress to vote on whether to certify the 2020 election results,” a joint statement by a handful of GOP lawmakers reads. “That vote is the lone constitutional power remaining to consider and force resolution of the multiple allegations of serious voter fraud.”
