Schumer Calls on Trump To ‘Take His Cue’ From McConnell and ‘End His Term With a Modicum of Grace’
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is urging his Republican colleagues and President Donald Trump to follow Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) example and acknowledge the results of the…
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is urging his Republican colleagues and President Donald Trump to follow Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) example and acknowledge the results of the presidential election now that the Electoral College has voted.
“As the Republican leader rightly acknowledged a few moments ago, Joe Biden will be the next president of the United States, and our colleague Kamala Harris will be the next vice president of the United States,” Schumer said during a speech on the Senate floor on Tuesday.
He continued, “And for the sake of the country, President Trump should take his cue from Leader McConnell that it’s time to end his term with a modicum of grace and dignity — qualities that his predecessors took great pains to display during our grand tradition of a peaceful transfer of power.”
“Enough is enough. Our Republican colleagues — for the sake of the democracy, for the sake of the peaceful transition of power — should stop the shenanigans, stop the misrepresentations, and acknowledge that Joe Biden will be our next president.”