Trump attacked Mitch McConnell for accepting Biden's win, saying it's still 'too soon to give up' on his flailing attempt to reverse the election
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- President Donald Trump tweeted his anger at Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell early Wednesday morning.
- McConnell angered Trump by congratulating President-elect Joe Biden after the Electoral College confirmed his election victory.
- "Too soon to give up," Trump tweeted at McConnell. "Republican party must finally learn to fight. People are angry!"
- Trump's claims that he won the election have no basis in fact, and repeated attempts to challenge the results in court have failed.
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President Donald Trump attacked Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell early Wednesday morning for congratulating President-elect Joe Biden on winning the 2020 election.
For weeks after the election, McConnell stayed silent as Trump attempted without success to challenge the results of the election.
But McConnell changed his position after the Electoral College on Monday formalized Biden's win, and congratulated Biden using his title of President-elect.
—Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 16, 2020
"The Electoral College has spoken. So today I want to congratulate President-elect Joe Biden," McConnell said Tuesday on the Senate floor.
This set off Trump, who has bucked tradition and refused to concede the race, expressing the unfounded belief that Biden stole the election through widespread voter fraud.
Attempts by Trump and his allies to stand up their claims in court cases have not succeeded.
In the early hours of Wednesday morning, the president shared a news article about his allies criticizing McConnell for congratulating Biden.
"Mitch, 75,000,000 VOTES, a record for a sitting President (by a lot)," Trump tweeted.
The total number of votes Trump received was indeed a record, but still fewer than the 81 million Biden got.
Trump continued: "Too soon to give up. Republican party must learn to fight. People are angry!"
McConnell also appears to be working behind the scenes to get the rest of his party in line in acknowledging Biden as the winner.
In a call leaked to Politico on Tuesday, McConnell can be heard pleading with Senate Republicans not to block Congress from formally recognizing Biden as the president-elect next month.
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