Toomey accuses GOP objectors of trying to undermine democracy
Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., has released a stinging statement defending his state’s vote for Biden -- and essentially accusing GOP objectors of trying to undermine democracy and “disenfranchise millions.”
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"Allegations of fraud by a losing campaign cannot justify overturning an election. They fail to acknowledge that these allegations have been adjudicated in courtrooms across America and were found to be unsupported by evidence," the statement reads.
“A fundamental, defining feature of a democratic republic is the right of the people to elect their own leaders. The effort by Senators Hawley, Cruz, and others to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in swing states like Pennsylvania directly undermines this right," the statement continues.
It is rare for Republicans to feud publicly, but that is what's happening in light of Trump’s insistence that the 2020 election be overturned. Toomey's statement, which comes on the heels of another from Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, supporting the certification of a Biden victory, follows a statement earlier in the day by 11 senators and senators-elect saying they would join Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., in objecting to the certification of election results.
“I voted for President Trump and endorsed him for re-election," Toomey concludes. "But, on Wednesday, I intend to vigorously defend our form of government by opposing this effort to disenfranchise millions of voters in my state and others.”
-ABC News' Trish Turner