Retiring GOP Rep. Francis Rooney (Fla.) said Monday that he doesn’t understand the unquestioning loyalty some of his fellow Republicans have for President Trump.
In an interview with CNN’s Jim Sciutto, the Florida congressman responded to questions pertaining to why more GOP lawmakers haven’t come forward to acknowledge former Vice President Joe Biden’s (D) projected victory in the 2020 presidential election amid threats of legal challenges from the president.
“There will be books written about this hold that President Trump has over a lot of the Republican leadership and base, and I don’t understand it,” Rooney said Monday.
“It was never that way with previous Republican leaders, and I think the peaceful transfer of power is a critical element of our democracy,” he added.
"There will be books written about this hold that President Trump has over a lot of the Republican leadership… I don't understand it," says GOP @RepRooney, who has publicly congratulated Biden and Harris.
"The peaceful transfer of power is a critical element of our democracy." pic.twitter.com/CpuE9zPxaz
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Retiring GOP rep: "I don't understand" the "hold that President Trump has over" Republican leaders https://t.co/WDXEcfN5MY pic.twitter.com/j7j5pGxtNq
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