SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — Former President Donald Trump reacted to the comments Senator Mike Rounds made recently about the 2020 presidential election.
Rounds appeared on ABC’s “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” on Sunday.
After Rounds stated that Trump lost the election, Trump released a written statement criticizing the Senator.
Trump called Rounds a RINO (Republican in Name Only), and also said, “I will never endorse this jerk again”.
Rounds responded by saying that he’s “disappointed but not surprised by the former president’s reaction”, and that he stands by his statements about the election.
See the statements by both Senator Rounds and President Trump below.
Senator Rounds’ interview Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,”.
This morning, I joined @GStephanopoulos on @ThisWeekABC. Watch my full interview here
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— Senator Mike Rounds (@SenatorRounds) January 9, 2022
Former President Donald Trump’s statement regarding Senator Rounds’ comments.
Senator Rounds responds to the former president in a press release.
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) issued the following statement today:
“I’m disappointed but not surprised by the former president’s reaction. However, the facts remain the same. I stand by my statement. The former president lost the 2020 election.
“This isn’t new information. If we’re being honest, there was no evidence of widespread fraud that would have altered the results of the election. To that point, nearly all of my Senate Republican colleagues acknowledged this last January. During the electoral certification process, we did our due diligence and looked at the challenges made by the former president’s lawyers. Over 90 senators agreed that there was not enough evidence to overturn the results and, therefore, certified the election as our Constitution calls for.
“Additionally, Vice President Mike Pence stood his ground, acknowledged President Biden’s victory and acted with integrity. It’s time the rest of us do the same.
“If you look at the challenges our nation faces today – whether it be inflation, the border crisis or Afghanistan – it’s clear that we are in desperate need of responsible, conservative, disciplined leadership in the White House.
“As a Republican Party, our focus should be on what lies ahead, not what’s in the past. Elections are about growing support for your party, not further dividing it. Attacking Republicans certainly isn’t going to result in a winning formula. Neither is telling citizens not to vote. If we are going to win in 2022 and 2024, we have to move forward together.”
