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President-Elect Donald Trump’s Nominee For Attorney General Won’t Say He Lost the 2020 Election.
We all know why she was chosen.
It’s hard to believe that in a matter of days, we’re once again entering the Donald Trump era. I’m sure I’m not alone in attempting to brace myself for the years that lie ahead, and all the chaos that will go along with it. As it has gotten closer of course, we’ve gotten more insight into Trump’s vision with the selections for positions of power he has made. Among them, of course, is Pam Bondi who has been nominated for Attorney general.
Bondi, conveniently, has refused to say that Trump lost the 2020 election.
Rebecca Beitsch with The Hill writes:
“Attorney general nominee Pam Bondi dodged a question from Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) on Wednesday about whether President-elect Trump lost the 2020 election.
Bondi echoed other Republicans in stating President Biden is now the president, but she would not say Trump lost, and she described the post-2020 transition as peaceful despite the events of Jan. 6, 2021.
“President Biden is the president of the United States. He was duly sworn in, and he is the president of the United States. There was a peaceful transition of power. President Trump left office and was…