Lindsey Graham: Joe Biden Not President-Elect Until Court Cases Dismissed, States Certify Election

Lindsey Graham: Joe Biden Not President-Elect Until Court Cases Dismissed, States Certify Election
Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) speaks in Washington on Oct. 14, 2020. Susan Walsh/Pool/AP Photo
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), the head of the Senate Judiciary Committee, noted that President Donald Trump is still the president and that Joe Biden is not officially the “president-elect”—as some news outlets have described him—until Trump concedes or states have certified the result and court cases have been dismissed.

Graham told the Wall Street Journal’s Lindsay Wise on Tuesday that people should collectively refer to a presidential candidate as “president-elect” only if “Trump concedes or the court cases have been dismissed and the states certified.”

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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