Hours after launching her congressional campaign, South Carolina Republican Katie Arrington falsely claimed Donald Trump won the 2020 presidential election, echoing the baseless claims of the former president who has been making the false declaration of his victory the ultimate litmus test for Republicans seeking federal office in 2022.
In a 15-minute interview with The State newspaper Tuesday morning, the Summerville Republican, who is challenging incumbent U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace in Charleston’s congressional GOP primary race, did not hesitate when asked if she thought Trump won the 2020 presidential election against President Joe Biden.
“Yes, I do. I think Trump won the 2020 election,” Arrington said. “I think there’s too many voting irregularities.”
Arrington then cited Biden’s anemic approval ratings as an example of the mismatch she sees between his election to the White House and voter sentiment.
“But is President Biden, you know, duly elected? Yeah, he’s legally the President of the United States because people like Nancy Mace didn’t have a backbone, and they certified the election,” Arrington said.
Despite Trump’s repeated claims that he was robbed of a second term, there has been no evidence of widespread voter fraud affecting the election’s outcome, nor has there been any evidence to show the election was stolen.
Former attorney general William Barr, who himself was a Trump appointee, has also said the Justice Department uncovered no evidence of widespread fraud...
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