Steve Benen is a producer for 'The Rachel Maddow Show,' the editor of MaddowBlog and an MSNBC political contributor. He's also the bestselling author of 'The Impostors: How Republicans Quit Governing and Seized American Politics.'
In May 2021, as polls showed Republican voters clinging to Donald Trump’s “big lie” about the presidential race from the previous fall, then-House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy told reporters, “I don’t think anybody is questioning the legitimacy of the presidential election.” Two-and-a-half years later, however, too many GOP officials still won’t acknowledge the results. Axios reported on one of the more striking moments from the Sunday shows.
“I’m asking you a different question. Can you say unequivocally that the 2020 election was not stolen?” Scalise again wouldn’t answer. “So you just refuse to say unequivocally that the 2020 election was not stolen?” Stephanopoulos again asked. Scalise, instead of answering, said the host was “rehashing 2020.” “I just want an answer to the question, yes or no?” the host asked again. The GOP leader wouldn’t say. “Can you say unequivocally that the 2020 election was not stolen?” the host added.
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