Paul Ryan Says ‘No Evidence’ Of Voter Fraud Despite Trump’s Claims
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Paul Ryan maintains that there is still “no evidence” of voter fraud despite reports that President Trump recently repeated there was.
Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, maintains that there is still “no evidence” of voter fraud despite reports that President Trump recently repeated there was.
During a press conference on Tuesday morning, when a journalist asked Ryan about Trump’s claims, he said, “I’ve seen no evidence to that effect, and I’ve made that very, very clear.”
Ryan had previously said during a CBS News' '60 Minutes' interview in December that “it doesn't matter to me. He won the election.”
According to ABC News, during a meeting with top lawmakers on Monday, Trump attributed his popular vote loss to the ballots of “3 to 5 million illegals.”
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham spoke out about Trump’s comments the day after the meeting, stating, “I am begging the president, share with us the information you have about this or please stop saying it.”
He then added, “As a matter of fact, I’d like you do more than stop saying it, I’d like you to come forward and say, ‘Having looked at it, I am confident the election was fair and accurate and people who voted voted legally.’ Cause if he doesn’t do that, this is going to undermine his ability to govern this country."
Trump won the election with 77 more electoral votes than Hillary Clinton, but she collected almost three million more popular votes, notes The Hill.
On November 27, he tweeted, “In addition to winning the Electoral College in a landslide, I won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally.”
The same day, he claimed that there was “serious voter fraud.”
Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, maintains that there is still “no evidence” of voter fraud despite reports that President Trump recently repeated there was.
During a press conference on Tuesday morning, when a journalist asked Ryan about Trump’s claims, he said, “I’ve seen no evidence to that effect, and I’ve made that very, very clear.”
Ryan had previously said during a CBS News' '60 Minutes' interview in December that “it doesn't matter to me. He won the election.”
According to ABC News, during a meeting with top lawmakers on Monday, Trump attributed his popular vote loss to the ballots of “3 to 5 million illegals.”
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham spoke out about Trump’s comments the day after the meeting, stating, “I am begging the president, share with us the information you have about this or please stop saying it.”
He then added, “As a matter of fact, I’d like you do more than stop saying it, I’d like you to come forward and say, ‘Having looked at it, I am confident the election was fair and accurate and people who voted voted legally.’ Cause if he doesn’t do that, this is going to undermine his ability to govern this country."
Trump won the election with 77 more electoral votes than Hillary Clinton, but she collected almost three million more popular votes, notes The Hill.
On November 27, he tweeted, “In addition to winning the Electoral College in a landslide, I won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally.”
The same day, he claimed that there was “serious voter fraud.”