Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) refused to decide to accepting the 2024 election outcomes then melted down as NBC’s Kristen Welker debunked his election lies.
Welker requested Rubio if he would settle for the election outcomes it doesn’t matter what occurs.
Rubio stated, “It doesn’t matter what occurs. No, if it’s an unfair election, I feel it’s gonna
be contested by one facet or the opposite. Regardless of who wins.”
Sen. Rubio then stated, “I feel you’re asking the improper particular person. The Democrats are those which have opposed each Republican victory since 2000, each single one. It’s Hillary Clinton who refused to concede.”
Welker corrected him, “Hillary Clinton conceded. Senator, will you settle for the election?”
Rubio then unleased a flood of lies, “Hillary Clinton stated the election was stolen from her and that Trump was illegitimate. Kamala Harris agreed when she was a Democrat Senator.”
Welker truth checked him once more “She conceded the election. She stated that, she stated that, no, she stated that Trump was illegitimate. She stated that the election had been stolen. Kamala Harris agreed by the best way. There are Democrats serving in Congress as we speak who in 2004 voted to not certify the Ohio electors as a result of they stated these machines have been tampered with and you’ve got Democrats now saying they need licensed 2024 as a result of Trump is an insurrectionist and ineligible to carry workplace. So you could ask them. I feel you’ve had a, have you ever ever requested the query in your present? I guess you, you’ve by no means requested the Democrat that query.”
Welker stated, “Senator, you voted to certify the 2020 election.”
Kristen Welker then performed Rubio’s speech about democracy on the Senate flooring as he voted to certify the 2020 election to him. Rubio claimed that NBC Information was engaged in censorship, and that Hillary Clinton by no means conceded. Welker closed that section of questioning by telling Rubio that he voted to certify the 2020 election, Hillary Clinton conceded, and there was no censorship.
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Kristen Welker refuses to simply accept Marco Rubio’s lies about Hillary Clinton not conceding, NBC participating in censorship, and his personal vote to certify the 2020 election, “You voted to certify the election. Nothing has been censored on this program. Hillary Clinton did concede.” pic.twitter.com/QcwQN9UZoB
— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) Might 19, 2024
One of many good issues that Kristen Welker has been doing on Meet The Press is asking her visitors if they are going to settle for the outcomes of the 2924 election. She is just not doing it as a gotcha query however as a approach to inform the American folks on the place candidates and elected officers stand on democracy.
Republicans can’t appear to deal with being questioned about their anti-democracy positions. Rubio tried to blast his well beyond Welker with an onslaught of lies, however she saved repeating the essential information again and again. Repetition of the information is likely one of the greatest methods to disempower lies.
Kristen Welker has gotten loads of criticism because the moderator of Meet The Press, however one of many issues she has executed effectively is to persistently hold the difficulty of democracy part of her questioning of visitors.
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