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Though most Republican members of Congress have declined to call Joe Biden president-elect, several have broken ranks.
Senate Majority Whip John Thune told CNN s Manu Raju that Biden was the president-elect once he crosses 270 electoral votes and added that it s time for everybody to move on after Monday s certification.
Sen. Lindsey Graham appeared to confirm Biden s win but deflected to talking points.
Even on the day when Joe Biden was officially certified by the Electoral College as the US president-elect, most of the Republican apparatus did not publicly change its tune.
A handful of GOP officials on Monday did affirm Biden as the president-elect, however, while many others gave lukewarm acknowledgements or deflected to saying they were letting the legal process play out.
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(Bloomberg) With the vote of the Electoral College Monday, many of the congressional Republicans who for weeks have resisted referring to Joe Biden as president-elect are now acknowledging the contest for the White House is over.
“It’s time for everybody to move on,” said John Thune of South Dakota, the No. 2 Senate Republican. While there is an opportunity for lawmakers to contest the electors’ votes, that effort is “not going anywhere.”
“I understand there are people who feel strongly about the outcome of this election but in the end, at some point you have to face the music,” he said.
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