Why it matters: The embrace of Trump’s claims on the campaign trail and in messages to voters provides insight into the former president’s continued hold on the GOP.
Driving the news: At least one-third of the nearly 700 Republicans who have filed to run for House or Senate next year have embraced Donald Trump’s false election claims, according to the Post.
- Of those embracing the falsehood that the 2020 election was stolen by Trump and his allies, 136 are sitting members of Congress who voted against President Biden’s electoral college victory on Jan. 6, per the Post.
- At least 16 of the lawmakers who publicly embrace the false claims attended the Jan. 6 protest in Washington.