President-Elect Biden? The Courts Will Have the Final Word: 'The Media Don't Get to Select Our President'
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- The mainstream media may have already
coronated Joe Biden President-elect,
but the legal challenges
over alleged votingirregularities begin today.
Joe Biden is moving forward
as if the election results are final.
He and Kamala Harris will have a briefing
with their transition COVIDadvisory board this morning.
- I'll work as hard forthose who didn't vote for me
as those who did.
This is the time to heal in America.
- [Dale] But Donald Trumpis ready to fight it out,
tweeting, "The big citymachines are corrupt.
"This was a stolen election."
His lawyer, Rudy Giuliani claims
he has more than 50witnesses to voter fraud
in Pennsylvania alone, andwill have four or five cases
filed by the end of the week.
- For violating civil rights,
for conducting an unfair election,
for violating the law of the state,
for treating Pittsburgh and Philadelphia
different than the rest of the state,
which is an equal protection violation,
which goes under Bush v. Gore.
I mean, this is somethingthat just has to be addressed.
- [Dale] Missouri Republicansenator Roy Blunt, for one,
is not calling Joe BidenPresident-elect yet.
- I said on Friday I thought it was time
for the President to turn this discussion
over to his lawyers, time for the lawyers
to make the case that they have,
both in court and to the American people.
- President Trump stillhas a path to victory,
and that path is to countvery single legal vote
that was cast.
The media does not getto select our President.
The American people getto elect our President.
- [Dale] Meanwhile, Biden's slim advantage
in the loss of at least sevenDemocrat seats in the House
undercut any claims of a mandate.
Pennsylvania senator Pat Toomey called
the Republicans' down ballot success
a rejection of theradicalism that has seeped in
to the Democratic Party.
- The woke left had a major setback.
I mean, nobody thoughtwe were gonna pick up
seats in the House.
Nobody thought we weregonna hold the Senate,
which I think is likely.
- [Dale] West Virginiasenator Joe Manchin says
the results show Democratsscared many voters.
- They were scared of this socialism
that was thrown out thereby a radical part of
the so-called left.
- [Dale] Republicansenator Lindsey Graham says
if there was rampant voterfraud in this election
it must be rooted outto save the integrity
of our voting process.
- If Republicans don'tchallenge and change
the U.S. electionsystem, there'll never be
another RepublicanPresident elected again.
President Trump should not concede.
- Back in 2000, Al Gorewas given his day in court.
We should give PresidentTrump his day in court,
let the process unfold.
- The President is planninga series of rallies
in states he's contesting,
and just like in 2000,
it may be that this election
will be settled in the courts.
Dale Hurd, CBN News.