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Sen. Ron Johnson was seen in a video conceding that Donald Trump lost the election in Wisconsin because “51,000 Republican voters didn’t vote for him.” STR/NurPhoto via Getty Images
Sen. Ron Johnson this week was seen on video conceding that Trump lost Wisconsin.
Johnson said Trump lost the state because “51,000 Republican voters didn’t vote for him.”
Johnson, a staunch Trump ally, has pushed for an investigation into baseless voter-fraud claims in Wisconsin.
Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin appeared to acknowledge in a video posted this week that Joe Biden was victorious in the election in the swing state, saying Donald Trump lost because he didn’t get enough Republican votes.
Johnson, who has strongly advocated an investigation into baseless allegations of voter fraud in the 2020 election in Wisconsin, was filmed speaking to Lauren Windsor, the producer of the political web show “The Undercurrent,” at the GOP Chicken Burn event in Wauwatosa, outside Milwaukee, on Sunday.
In the video, Johnson could be heard detailing the vote counts for presidential and congressional candidates.
“Prior to this election, I was the No. 1 vote-getter statewide with just under 1.5 million votes,” he said. “This election, Trump got 1,610,000. No Republican has ever cracked 1.5 million. Numerous Democrats have gone over 1.6 and 1.5 … Just the Republican State Assembly candidates got 1,661,000. The eight congressional candidates also got 1,661,000.”
https://www.businessinsider.com/ron-johnson-concedes-that-trump-lost-wisconsin-2021-9