Former elected Republicans from Tennessee have been less accepting of the president’s post-election posture.
As Trump began making allegations about illegal votes and other issues last week, the bipartisan National Council on Election Integrity — a group of more than 40 former elected officials, former Cabinet secretaries, retired military officials and civic leaders — weighed in.
The group’s members include one-time Republican U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist of Tennessee and former U.S. Rep. Zach Wamp, a Hamilton County Republican.
“The president spent 15 minutes using the podium of the White House to make false claims that undermine the integrity of our elections and do a disservice to the hard-working election officials around the nation who have performed their duties admirably,” the group said in its statement. “There is absolutely no basis for these irresponsible claims.
“Politicians can say whatever they choose, but it is the American people who decide their leaders, not the other way around. Our constitutional process demands we count every vote,” the group added.
