Symone Sanders, a senior adviser for President-elect Joe Biden’s (D) campaign, says no one from the White House has reached out to him following his election victory.
“I do think there have been a number of Republicans who have reached out. I don’t believe that President-elect Biden has connected with those folks, but a number of Republicans from the hill have reached out,” Sanders said.
She added, “I don’t believe anyone from the White House has. I think the White House has made clear what their strategy is here and that they are going to continue to participate and push forward these flailing and in many respects, baseless legal strategies.”
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Symone Sanders, senior adviser to President-elect Joe Biden, says the White House has yet to reach out. "I think the White House has made clear what their strategy is here…they are going to continue to…push forward these…in many respects, baseless legal strategies” #CNNSOTU pic.twitter.com/G6pXY7gdt6
— State of the Union (@CNNSOTU) November 8, 2020
President Donald Trump released a statement on Saturday to suggest he is not willing to accept the results, as IJR previously reported.
“We all know why Joe Biden is rushing to falsely pose as the winner, and why his media allies are trying so hard to help him: they don’t want the truth to be exposed. The simple fact is this election is far from over,” Trump said.
Lawmakers have expressed some concern over whether Trump will concede the election.
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) said during an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday, “[Trump] is who he is. And he has a relatively relaxed relationship with the truth. And so he’s going to keep on fighting until the very end.”
He added, “I am convinced that once all remedies have been exhausted … if those are exhausted in a way that’s not favorable to him. He will accept the inevitable. But don’t expect him to go quietly into the night. That’s not how he operates.”
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) encouraged Trump to “do the right thing” and accept the election results, as IJR previously reported.