House Speaker Mike Johnson was asked multiple times on CBS's Face the Nation to say that Biden won the 2020 election, but he didn't.
House Speaker Mike Johnson won't say Biden will win in 2020
Transcription by Face The Nation:
MARGARET BRENNAN: Back in 2021, you were a lawmaker who distributed legal briefs, known as Texas legal briefs, challenging the 2020 election results in a number of states, which CBS Editorial Standards According to , it makes you an election denier. So…
Rep. Mike Johnson: That's nonsense. I'm not an election…
(crosstalk)
MARGARET BRENNAN: Well, that is – can I just go on the record?
Representative Mike Johnson: I've always been consistent with my records. Did you read the summary? Have you had a chance to read what we filed with the Supreme Court?
Margaret Brennan: Well, I've read quite a bit of criticism of that…
Rep. Mike Johnson: You've read the commentary on the brief, but you haven't read what we filed in court, right?
MARGARET BRENNAN: But does the president know that? biden Did you win the 2020 election? Can you put that aside as a problem?
Congressman Mike Johnson: President Biden has been certified the winner of the election. He took his oath of office. He has been president for three years.
The argument I presented to the court was that it was our only recourse and was clearly unconstitutional in the 2020 election. This is Article 2, Section 1, and anyone can Google it and read it for themselves.
Margaret Brennan: Mm-hmm.
Congressman Mike Johnson: The system for selecting electors to elect the president of the United States must be done by each state, and that system must be approved by the state legislature.
That is language outside the constitution, plain language.
MARGARET BRENNAN: So there's still a question about the validity of the 2020 election?
Rep. Mike Johnson: The Constitution was violated in the run-up to the 2020 election, not necessarily maliciously, but in the aftermath of COVID-19, many states are violating its plain language. The election law was changed in this way.
That's just a fact. We presented that claim and those facts to the court. And because of the Texas lawsuit, the issue was never directly addressed. But that was the only avenue we had to take this issue head-on in court.
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The Speaker of the House is an election denier.
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is an election denier. Before you worry about what this means for his 2024 election, it's important to know that his swearing-in to the 119th Congress will be on January 3, 2025. The certification of the 2024 presidential election will take place on his January 6, 2025 date, so unless Republicans comply, new Speaker Hakeem Jeffries will oversee the certification of the election since they have a House majority. (Democrat, New York).
Mike Johnson's refusal to say Biden won the 2020 election was part of the Republican Party's continued attempt to delegitimize American democracy. Mr. Johnson is not just a Republican who refuses to acknowledge reality. He is also the highest in line for presidential succession among Republicans.
Having someone so unsupportive of democracy so close to the presidency poses a danger to the United States.
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