Vance refuses to acknowledge that Trump lost the 2020 election

“In the debate you were asked to clarify whether you believe Trump lost the 2020 election. Do you think he lost the 2020 election?” “I think both Donald Trump and I raised a number of issues in the 2020 election, but we are focused on the future. I think there’s an obsession here with focusing on 2020. I’m much more worried about what happened after 2020, namely a wide open border and food that is unaffordable. And look…” “Senator, yes or no? Did Donald Trump lose the 2020 election?” “Let me ask you a question. Is it OK that major tech companies censored the Hunter Biden laptop story, which independent analysis shows cost Donald Trump millions of votes?” “Senator Vance, I ask you again: Did Donald Trump lose the 2020 election?” ” Did big tech companies censor a story that independent studies showed cost Trump millions of votes? I think that’s the question.” “Senator Vance, I’ll ask you again. Did Donald Trump lose the 2020 election?” “And I answered your question with another question. You answer my question and I’ll answer yours.” “I’ve asked this question repeatedly. It is very important for the American people to know this. There is no evidence, legal or otherwise, that Donald Trump did not lose the 2020 election.” “You repeat a slogan instead of engaging with what I’m saying, which is that our own technology companies, with the support of the federal government, by the way, are censoring operate on an industrial scale in ways that independent studies suggest. Given the votes, I worry about Americans who feel there were problems in 2020. I’m not worried about the slogan that people throw out: “Well, every court case has gone like this.” I’m talking about something very discrete: a censorship problem in this country that I believe is affecting things in 2020 and, more importantly, that led to the administration of Kamala Harris, which has screwed up this country in a big way.” “Senator, would you have certified the election in 2020, yes or no?” “I said that I would have voted against certification because of the concerns I have just expressed. I think if there are tech companies-” “The answer is no.” “If there are tech companies that are censoring Americans on a massive scale in ways that, again, independent studies have shown affect voting, I think it’s right to protest against it and criticize it. And that’s a perfectly reasonable thing to do.” “So the answer is no. And the final question: Will you support the election results this time and commit to a peaceful transfer of power?” “Well, first of all, of course, we are committed to a peaceful transfer of power. We will have a peaceful transfer of power. Of course, I believe that a peaceful transfer of power will make Donald Trump the next President of the United States. But of course, if there are problems, like the Democrats protested in 2004 and Donald Trump raised problems in 2020, we will make sure that this election counts, that every legal ballot is counted. We have filed nearly 100 lawsuits with the RNC to ensure that every legal ballot is counted. I think you might criticize that. We see this as an important effort to ensure the integrity of the elections, but we will certainly respect the results in 2024. And I am very confident that they will make Donald Trump the next president.