MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” co-host Mika Brzezinski asked White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain on Thursday what the U.S. would look like if “election deniers” are voted in to office.
So, we’re here to show her.
While campaigning for office in 2019 in New Hampshire, President Joe Biden said he agreed with a woman who said former President Donald Trump is an “illegitimate president in my mind.”
WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 02: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on preserving and protecting Democracy at Union Station on November 2, 2022 in Washington, DC. Biden addressed the threat of election deniers and those who seek to undermine faith in voting in the upcoming midterm elections. (Photo by Michael A. McCoy/Getty Images)
The president also stoked doubt on the legitimacy of the upcoming midterms when pushing for a federal takeover of elections in January.
“Oh yeah, I think [the midterms] could easily be illegitimate,” he said at the time.
US Vice President Kamala Harris addresses a reception for the Pennsylvania Democratic Party in Philadelphia on October 28, 2022. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Vice President Kamala Harris agreed with podcaster Charlamagne Tha God that Trump was an “illegitimate” president. (RELATED: Ted Cruz Breaks Out A Cheat Sheet Live On ‘The View,’ And Navarro Can’t Handle It)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 04: U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX) speaks to members of the press after the oral argument of the Merrill v. Milligan case at the U.S. Supreme Court on October 4, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Democratic Texas Rep. Sheila Lee Jackson objected to Trump’s election in 2017.
WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 14: Barbara Lee speaks onstage during the Bans Off Our Bodies Rally on May 14, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Women’s March)
California Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee objected to Trump’s election in 2017.