Amid criticism, Biden walks back his suggestion that future elections might not be ‘legit’
by Eli Stokols and Arit John, Los Angeles Times
Jan 20, 2022
4 minutes
WASHINGTON — A day after President Joe Biden suggested GOP voter suppression tactics could delegitimize future elections, the White House worked to steer clear of a political trap, beating back criticism that the president was sowing doubt about elections and weakening American democracy.
During a lengthy White House news conference marking the end of his first year in office, Biden said he thought the November midterm elections “could easily be ... illegitimate” if Democrats in Congress fail to muster a legislative response to new GOP restrictions on voting enacted last year in 19 states. “The prospect of being illegitimate is in direct proportion to us not being able to get these — these
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