Rick Scott appears with new US Republican senators
1,359 views · Published 19 November 2018 · 0:57 · Indexed 7 October 2026
Channel: AP Archive · 2018 · News & Politics
(14 Nov 2018) Rick Scott is Florida's Republican governor, not a US Senator-elect. Yet there he was at Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's left shoulder on Wednesday when the Kentucky Republican welcomed Republican senators who will take their seats in January when the new Congress is sworn in. At a brief photo opp, McConnell welcomed what he said were the "six new Republican Senators who have allowed" his party to keep the majority. Scott holds the narrowest of leads over Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson, and the recount is ongoing. Scott did not reply to a question about whether he contends there was fraud in the election. US President Donald Trump Scott accused elections supervisors in two Florida Democratic counties of fraud without offering evidence. State law enforcement and elections officials have said no fraud complaints have been filed. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/e728f79fe5eeaf222aa0dbdc7d0cce0c
