Top House Democrat ‘absolutely concerned’ about ‘illegitimate’ election

Published January 21, 2022 1:09am ET



House Majority Whip James Clyburn echoed President Joe Biden in expressing fear that future elections could be illegitimate if voting reform legislation favored by the Democrats is not passed.

The South Carolina Democrat told CNN‘s Kasie Hunt during an interview Thursday that he is “absolutely concerned” about what will happen in the run-up to the 2022 midterm elections. Clyburn, who is black, talked about what has changed since the civil rights movement.

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