国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Bipartisan lawmakers push back on Trumps idea of delaying 2020 election
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 30-- <span word="Bipartisan">Bipartisan</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span> <span word="pushed">pushed</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="possibility">possibility</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="delaying">delaying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span>.</p><p><span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="Majority">Majority</span> <span word="Leader">Leader</span> <span word="Mitch">Mitch</span> <span word="McConnell">McConnell</span> <span word="threw">threw</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="directly">directly</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Never">Never</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="through">through</span> <span word="wars">wars</span>, <span word="depressions">depressions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Civil">Civil</span> <span word="War">War</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="federally">federally</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="time">time</span>," <span word="McConnell">McConnell</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Kentucky">Kentucky</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="response">response</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 3," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="We">We</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="cope">cope</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 3 <span word="as">as</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span>."</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tweet">tweet</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>, <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="that">that</span> 2020, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="mail">mail</span>-<span word="in">in</span> <span word="voting">voting</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="inaccurate">inaccurate</span> & <span word="fraudulent">fraudulent</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="history">history</span>."</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="embarrassment">embarrassment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="USA">USA</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="continued">continued</span>. "<span word="Delay">Delay</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Election">Election</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="properly">properly</span>, <span word="securely">securely</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="safely">safely</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>???"</p><p><span word="Legal">Legal</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="authority">authority</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="delay">delay</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Constitution">Constitution</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="date">date</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Trump">Trump</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="tweet">tweet</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Elie">Elie</span> <span word="Honig">Honig</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cnn">cnn</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="analyst">analyst</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="prosecutor">prosecutor</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="delay">delay</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="election">election</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Constitution">Constitution</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="to">to</span> *<span word="Congress">Congress</span>,* <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span>," <span word="Honig">Honig</span> <span word="tweeted">tweeted</span>. "<span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> -- <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="House">House</span> -- <span word="can">can</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="it">it</span>."</p>
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