Renee Ellmers Whines At CNN For Accurately Quoting 'Rigged Election' Claim
Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-NC), a surrogate for Donald Trump, told CNN host Chris Cuomo on Tuesday that it was "not fair" to make her defend the GOP nominee's claim that U.S. elections were being "rigged" for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.
In recent days, Trump has pushed the suggestion that Hillary Clinton will be an illegitimate president if she wins because of "large scale voter fraud," a claim which experts say is not only preposterous, but it also undermines the democratic system.
Ellmers cried foul on Tuesday when Cuomo asked her about Trump's remarks.
"We're talking about the Clintons and we're talking about Hillary Clinton who is the most corrupt politician to ever run for office," Ellmers opined. "Ninety-six percent of political contributions have been given to Hillary Clinton from you in the media."
"Everything you just said has nothing to do with election fraud," Cuomo pointed out. "There has been a lot of exhaustive research on this. And the idea of widespread fraud in any election, let alone this one, has almost no basis in fact."