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Peter Welch: “We didn't falsely claim that it was stolen.”

Featuring: Peter Welch, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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Welch Floor Remarks on Trump’s Misguided Mandate.

Published | Video Starts at 05:51

We don't all get the outcome that we want, but it was free and fair. The difference in this election is that we on the losing side accepted the result. We didn't falsely claim that it was stolen. The stop the steal narrative, as President Trump continues to assert about 2020 and most of his cabinet nominees do as well. (05:51–05:56)

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Asserts that the losing side did not falsely claim the election was stolen.

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