Texas Rep. Kay Granger says ‘it’s time to move on’ from Trump’s election fraud claims
A senior Texas Republican on Friday joined a growing number of other Republicans who are saying that a formal presidential transition process should begin, according to a CNN report.
U.S. Rep. Kay Granger told CNN senior congressional correspondent Manu Raju on Friday that she had “great concerns about” President Donald Trump’s claims that the election was rigged.
“I think that it’s time to move on,” Granger, R-Fort Worth, told CNN.
Asked whether Trump should concede he lost the election, Granger told CNN, “I think it’s time for him to really realize and be very clear about what’s going on.”
Earlier this week, Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn told CNN he had not seen anything that would change the outcome of the presidential election, which has been called in favor of Democrat Joe Biden.
On Trump’s claims of a rigged election, Cornyn told CNN, “I don’t know if he’s referring to a specific incident or generally.”
“I have every confidence that come January 20th, we’re gonna inaugurate a president and I think it will probably be Joe Biden,” Cornyn told CNN.
Cornyn told Texas reporters on a conference call Thursday that proof is needed when making “allegations of election misconduct, and fraud, and inadvertent mistakes like not counting ballots.”
“I don’t begrudge the president or any candidate from seeing that all lawful votes are counted and that votes that did not comply with the law are not counted,” Cornyn said. “... I’m absolutely confident that this will be resolved in a way that’s clear to not only the candidates, but to the 150 million people who voted in the election, including those who voted for the losing candidate.”
Cornyn also noted that “it’s really important for our country, particularly after a very difficult year and divisive election, for our country to heal and that means that any reasonable question needs to be resolved with proof and court.”
According to Associated Press reporting, there was no widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election and election officials from both political parties stated publicly that the election went well.
Trump’s campaign has tried to mount legal challenges across the country, but several of the lawsuits have been thrown out and none has included any evidence that the outcome might be reversed.
Biden defeated Trump by winning back a trio of battleground states: Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, and topped the 270 electoral vote threshold to clinch the presidency.
More than two weeks after Election Day, Trump has neither called Biden nor made a formal concession, and White House officials have insisted that they are preparing for a second term.
This report contains information from the Associated Press.
This story was originally published November 20, 2020 at 1:34 PM.
