White House Press Secretary Jane Psaki posted on social media on the 20th, saying that US President Biden did not question the legitimacy of the 2022 midterm elections.
Data map: US President Biden.
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Psaki said Biden made the opposite point: In 2020, in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, with record turnout for the presidential election, election officials made sure people could vote and that every vote was recorded.
Psaki made the above remarks because Biden said in a press conference on the 19th that the integrity and authenticity of the results of the 2022 midterm elections "depends" on whether the Voting Rights Act can be passed.
U.S. President Biden delivered a speech in Georgia on January 11, calling for changes to the "obstruction" mechanism in the Senate to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Promotion Act and the Freedom to Vote Act.
Both bills have the backing of all 50 Democratic senators and Vice President Harris, but the bills currently need 60 votes (requiring at least 10 Republicans) to pass the Senate, which Republicans have made clear is unlikely of.
(CCTV reporter Yin Yue)