Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) on Sunday asserted that President Donald Trump “has every right to every legal recourse” during a debate with her Democratic challenger Raphael Warnock.
“It’s vitally important that Georgians trust our elections process and the president has every right to every legal recourse and that’s what’s taking place,” she said, as claims of voter fraud in the Nov. 3 election dominated the debate between the pair.
Should Democrats take the seats in the Jan. 5 runoff elections, they would have a 50-50 tie in the Senate, which would then make the tiebreaker either Vice President Mike Pence or vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) following the result of the general election.
Loeffler faces Warnock in the first race, while incumbent GOP Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.) faces Democrat rival Jon Ossoff in the second.
Warnock, meanwhile, accused Loeffler of “casting doubt” on Biden’s claim of victory.
Loeffler avoided directly answering questions about whether she supported Trump’s claims of winning the election, but said that it was “very clear that there were issues in this election,” noting that she had called for investigations into voter fraud in Georgia and repeatedly highlighted ongoing investigations in the state.
Loeffler told Fox News’ “America’s Newsroom,” on Nov. 18 that a GOP-controlled Senate would be a “firewall against socialism,” warning that her Democratic opponents will try to impose their will if elected.
She argued that if Democrats take the seats, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) would pack the court and “implement a dramatic tax increase,” referring to Schumer’s remarks last week that Democrats would take Georgia and “change America.”
“Well, obviously everything’s on the line. We’re the firewall against socialism in this country,” Loeffler told the news channel.
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