Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, Donald Trump's running mate, continues to refuse to say if the former president lost the 2020 election.
In an interview with The New York Times, Vance said he was focused on the future but said there were issues with the 2020 election.
When Luis Garcia-Navarro, the host of the podcast "The Interview" pushed for a yes or no answer, Vance said Big Tech companies blocked stories about Hunter Biden's laptop in the run-up to the 2020 election, claiming it cost Trump "millions of votes," citing independent studies.
Garcia-Navarro said there was no proof Trump lost the election, but Vance refused to answer yes or no.
Vance said he would not have certified the 2020 election, citing concern about technology companies censoring Americans.
"I think it is right to protest against that, to criticize that, and I think that is a totally reasonable thing," Vance said.
At the vice presidential debate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate, pressed Vance on whether Trump lost the election.
"Tim, I'm focused on the future," Vance said in response. "Did Kamala Harris censor Americans from speaking their mind in the wake of the 2020 COVID situation?"
"That is a damning non-answer," Walz said.
In an interview on "This Week," House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., declined to say President Joe Biden won the 2020 election and Trump lost.
"This is the game that is always played by mainstream media with mainstream Republicans," Johnson said. "It's a gotcha game. We're not going to talk about what happened in 2020. We're talking about the future."
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