Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) on Tuesday publicly congratulated President-elect Joe Biden after weeks of refusing to recognize his presidential win. McConnell’s acknowledgement in a speech on the Senate floor follows the Electoral College making Biden’s win official on Monday. BREAKING: Senate Majority Leader McConnell: "The Electoral College has spoken ... Today, I want to congratulate President-elect Biden." So today I want to congratulate President-elect Joe Biden,” McConnell said, while recognizing Biden’s decadeslong work in the U.S. Senate. “I also want to congratulate the vice president-elect, our colleague from California, Sen. Kamala Harris,” McConnell continued.

Source: Huffington Post December 15, 2020 15:31 UTC