Rubio Battles Welker on Accepting 2024 Elections: ‘I’ll Bet You Never Asked a Democrat that Question’

WELKER But let me ░░░░░░░░ forward Will you accept ░░░░░░░░ election results of 2024 ░░░░░░░░ matter what happens senator ░░░░░░░░ No matter what happens ░░░░░░░░ If it s an ░░░░░░░░ election I think it ░░░░░░░░ going to be contested ░░░░░░░░ either side WELKER No ░░░░░░░░ who wins Senator no ░░░░░░░░ who wins Rubio Well ░░░░░░░░ think you re asking ░░░░░░░░ wrong person The Democrats ░░░░░░░░ the ones that have ░░░░░░░░ every Republican victory since ░░░░░░░░ every single one Hillary ░░░░░░░░ WELKER No Democrat has ░░░░░░░░ to concede Hillary Clinton ░░░░░░░░ Senator will you accept ░░░░░░░░ election results Rubio Hillary ░░░░░░░░ said the election was ░░░░░░░░ from her and that ░░░░░░░░ was illegitimate WELKER But ░░░░░░░░ conceded Rubio Kamala Harris ░░░░░░░░ WELKER Senator she Rubio ░░░░░░░░ have Democrats now WELKER ░░░░░░░░ the election Senator she ░░░░░░░░ the election Rubio But ░░░░░░░░ said that Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ and attended the inauguration ░░░░░░░░ No She said that ░░░░░░░░ was illegitimate She said ░░░░░░░░ the election had been ░░░░░░░░ Kamala Harris agreed By ░░░░░░░░ way there are Democrats ░░░░░░░░ in Congress today who ░░░░░░░░ 2004 voted not to ░░░░░░░░ the Ohio electors because ░░░░░░░░ said those machines had ░░░░░░░░ tampered with And you ░░░░░░░░ Democrats now saying they ░░░░░░░░ t certify 2024 because ░░░░░░░░ is an insurrectionist and ░░░░░░░░ to hold office So ░░░░░░░░ need to ask them ░░░░░░░░ think you have to ░░░░░░░░ you ever asked the ░░░░░░░░ this question on the ░░░░░░░░ WELKER Senator Rubio I ░░░░░░░░ you you ve never ░░░░░░░░ a Democrat that question ░░░░░░░░ Senator you voted to ░░░░░░░░ the 2020 election and ░░░░░░░░ is what you said ░░░░░░░░ that day that you ░░░░░░░░ to certify the 2020 ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts Rubio Democracy ░░░░░░░░ held together by people ░░░░░░░░ confidence in the election ░░░░░░░░ their willingness to abide ░░░░░░░░ its results Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ So by your own ░░░░░░░░ are Donald Trump s ░░░░░░░░ undermining Americans confidence in ░░░░░░░░ Given that he has ░░░░░░░░ conceded the last election ░░░░░░░░ he just said in ░░░░░░░░ days twice that he ░░░░░░░░ Minnesota senator Rubio I ░░░░░░░░ what undermines people s ░░░░░░░░ in the election is ░░░░░░░░ you have places like ░░░░░░░░ with over 500 illegal ░░░░░░░░ box locations when you ░░░░░░░░ places like Georgia where ░░░░░░░░ groups were paying people ░░░░░░░░ per vote WELKER Senator ░░░░░░░░ No but listen what ░░░░░░░░ elections is when NBC ░░░░░░░░ and every major news ░░░░░░░░ in America in 2020 ░░░░░░░░ the Biden laptop story ░░░░░░░░ turned out to be ░░░░░░░░ not Russian misinformation unprecedented ░░░░░░░░ couldn t even talk ░░░░░░░░ it on social media ░░░░░░░░ would de platform you ░░░░░░░░ look at all this ░░░░░░░░ look at what happened ░░░░░░░░ Arizona 200 000 ballots ░░░░░░░░ the signatures didn t ░░░░░░░░ People lose confidence WELKER ░░░░░░░░ hold on Senator Rubio ░░░░░░░░ it opens the door ░░░░░░░░ this It does WELKER ░░░░░░░░ have to jump in ░░░░░░░░ Senator You voted to ░░░░░░░░ the election and Rubio ░░░░░░░░ at that stage of ░░░░░░░░ process you have no ░░░░░░░░ WELKER Senator you voted ░░░░░░░░ certify the election Nothing ░░░░░░░░ been censored on this ░░░░░░░░ Hillary Clinton Rubio Did ░░░░░░░░ guys cover the laptop ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden in 2020 ░░░░░░░░ Absolutely we did Absolutely ░░░░░░░░ the laptop And Hillary ░░░░░░░░ did concede Rubio It ░░░░░░░░ bad You couldn t ░░░░░░░░ talk about it on ░░░░░░░░ media WELKER But bottom ░░░░░░░░ Chris Krebs the top ░░░░░░░░ official Rubio You couldn ░░░░░░░░ talk about it on ░░░░░░░░ media They de platformed ░░░░░░░░ couldn t even talk ░░░░░░░░ it because you would ░░░░░░░░ called they said it ░░░░░░░░ Russian disinformation Voters in ░░░░░░░░ cases didn t even ░░░░░░░░ about it because it ░░░░░░░░ blacked out by the ░░░░░░░░ WELKER We did cover ░░░░░░░░ election And just a ░░░░░░░░ that Chris Krebs Rubio ░░░░░░░░ covered the election yeah ░░░░░░░░ who is a top ░░░░░░░░ election official called it ░░░░░░░░ safest and most secure ░░░░░░░░ in recent history Rubio ░░░░░░░░ is not about safe ░░░░░░░░ WELKER Senator we are ░░░░░░░░ of time Rubio Of ░░░░░░░░ we are But I ░░░░░░░░ telling you that if ░░░░░░░░ s unfair we are ░░░░░░░░ to do the same ░░░░░░░░ Democrats do We re ░░░░░░░░ to use lawyers to ░░░░░░░░ to court and point ░░░░░░░░ the fact that states ░░░░░░░░ not following their own ░░░░░░░░ laws WELKER Okay but ░░░░░░░░ Democrats Rubio Hopefully we ░░░░░░░░ have a fair election ░░░░░░░░ it will be unquestionable ░░░░░░░░ All those cases senator ░░░░░░░░ those cases were brought ░░░░░░░░ court cases and lost ░░░░░░░░ there was no proof ░░░░░░░░ there was any widespread ░░░░░░░░ as you know But ░░░░░░░░ appreciate Rubio I never ░░░░░░░░ the word widespread fraud ░░░░░░░░ All right I m ░░░░░░░░ Senator Rubio thank you ░░░░░░░░ much I appreciate your ░░░░░░░░ this morning When we ░░░░░░░░ back Democratic Governor Wes ░░░░░░░░ of Maryland joins me ░░░░░░░░