Biden said that Trump has had full opportunity to contest the results in court and “in every case no cause or evidence was found to reverse or question or dispute.”
President-elect Joe
Biden tore into Donald Trump on Monday with his strongest criticism since the election,
saying the Republican and his allies defied the constitution and the “will of
the people” in not accepting the results.
“It’s a position so
extreme we’ve never seen it before. A position that refused to respect the will
of the people, refused to respect the rule of law, and refused to honour our
constitution,” Biden said in a speech after the Electoral College formally
confirmed his victory.
Biden was referring to
a Republican lawsuit, supported by Trump, that sought to overturn Biden’s wins
in several key states, but which was rejected by the Supreme Court last Friday.
Biden praised voters
for turning out in record numbers despite fears of Covid-19 and “enormous
political pressure, verbal abuse and even threats of physical violence” against
those running the elections.
“The flame of
democracy was lit in this nation a long time ago. And we now know nothing, not
even a pandemic or an abuse of power can extinguish that,” Biden said in a
report by AFP.
“It is my sincere hope
we never again see anyone subjected to the kind of threats and abuse we saw in
this election,” Biden said, calling the harassment of officials
“unconscionable.”
Biden said that Trump
has had full opportunity to contest the results in court and “in every case no
cause or evidence was found to reverse or question or dispute.”
Biden lashed out at
the Republican party for standing behind Trump’s evidence-free claims of mass
fraud. But he said the Supreme Court last week sent “a clear signal.”
Following the
Electoral College vote, Biden said, “it’s time to turn the page.”
“I’m convinced we can
work together for the good of the nation,” he said.
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