Republicans Back Trump’s Refusal to Concede, Declining to Recognize BidenSenator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, slammed Democrats for expecting the president to quickly concede and said he had every right to pursue legal challenges.Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, said the nation’s legal and political system “will resolve any recounts or litigation.”

The New York Times By Nicholas Fandos and Emily Cochrane

Leading Republicans rallied on Monday around President Trump’s refusal to concede the election, declining to challenge the false narrative that it was stolen from him or to recognize President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s victory even as party divisions burst into public view.

Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the top Republican in Congress, threw his support behind Mr. Trump in a sharply worded speech on the Senate floor. He declared that Mr. Trump was “100 percent within his rights” to turn to the legal system to challenge the outcome and hammered Democrats for expecting the president to concede.

Northern Comment – The GOP in general and Mitch McConnell in particular have a great deal to answer for in the nightmare risks they have been willing to take with Donald Trump. However, we should not confuse a naked desire to retain power with devotion to the person of President Trump.