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Donald Trumpis still trying to overturn the 2020 election, more than 500 days since PresidentJoe Bidentook the oath of office.
Robin Vos, the speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly,told WISN 12that he heard from the former president last week after the state’s Supreme Courtruled that drop-boxes for absentee ballots there are illegal.
“It’s very consistent,” Vos said of the call with Trump, whoseattempt to remain president despite losingto Biden in 2020 has been the subject of theJan. 6 committee’s public hearingsthis summer. “He makes his case, which I respect. He would like us to do something different in Wisconsin. I explained it’s not allowed under the constitution. He has a different opinion, and then he put out the tweet. So that’s it.”
RINO, which stands for Republican in name only, is a favorite insult of Trump.
“The Democrats would like to sincerely thank Robin, and all of his fellow RINOs, for letting them get away with ‘murder,'” Trump added.
Vos has expressed his support for Wisconsin’s Supreme Court decision to ban absentee ballot drop-boxes in the state.
“Today’s decision demonstrates that the rule of law prevails and the illegal drop boxes are finally going to stop,” hewrote on Twitter July 8. “This is a giant step forward in our efforts to ensure election integrity. Our next step has to be electing a new governor who will sign additional election reforms.”
Vos clarified to WISN, though, that the ruling is not retroactive and does not affect the 2020 election outcome in Wisconsin, whereBiden won its 10 electoral votesfor earning 49.4 percent of the popular vote, while Trump trailed with 48.8 percent.
“The court case as you read it does not go back and say what happened in 2020 was illegal,” Vos said. “It just says going forward it can’t happen.”
“I think we all know Donald Trump is Donald Trump,” Vos added. “There’s very little we can do to control or predict what he will do.”
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Trump responded in a statement Tuesday night, hinting that a Republican primary challenger could benefit if Vos remains steadfast in his decision to uphold the law.
“So what’s Speaker Robin Vos doing on the Great Wisconsin Supreme Court Ruling declaring hundreds of thousands of Drop Box votes to be illegal?” the former president said. “This is not a time for him to hide, but a time to act! I don’t know his opponent in the upcoming Primary, but feel certain he will do well if Speaker Vos doesn’t move with gusto. Robin, don’t let the voters of Wisconsin down!”
source: people.com
