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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) offered a conditional response when he was asked if he’d certify a win by Vice President Kamala Harris in November.
Former President Donald Trump has begun to lay the groundwork to deny the results of the election in the event that he’s defeated by the vice president. In a recent Truth Social post, he claimed the Democrats are trying to “get millions of votes from Americans living overseas.” He then went on to explain how this process is done “without any citizenship check or verification of identity.”
In the months leading up to the election, a number of Republicans have been asked if they’ll accept the results of the election. The questions are inspired by Trump’s repeated denial of the 2020 results and the Jan. 6 Capitol riot when protestors attempted to halt the certification process.
Although Trump seemed to finally accept that he’d lost based on comments made during a podcast, he walked back what he said and went back to
During a Tuesday press conference, Johnson claimed he’d certify the results as long as the election was “fair.”
Well, of course,” he said when asked if he’d certify a Harris win. “If we have a free, fair, and safe election, we’re gonna follow the Constitution, absolutely yes.”
Johnson did not elaborate on what he defines as “free, fair, and safe.”