If you make big claims, you had better have the evidence. “They have unsuccessfully called on judges and are now calling on federal officeholders to invalidate millions and millions of votes. They have been asking – first the courts, then state legislatures, now the Congress – to overturn the results of a presidential election,” Sasse said at the time. “The president and his allies are playing with fire. In December, Sasse wrote on Facebook that he had been urging his Republican colleagues to “reject” objecting to the certification process of the Electoral College and then-President-elect Joe Biden’s victory, adding that talk of objecting to the process is a “dangerous ploy.” Sasse has been a vocal critic of the former President’s claims casting doubt on the election results’ veracity. “The party could purge Trump skeptics, but I’d like to convince you that not only is this ‘civic cancer’ for the nation, it’s also terrible for our party.” “You are welcome to censure me again, but let’s be clear about why this is happening: It’s because I still believe – as you used to – that politics isn’t about the weird worship of one dude,” Sasse said in the video. Taylor Sliva, Sasse campaign spokesman, said Thursday night that the committee hadn’t shared the resolution with them but that they had seen it in News Channel Nebraska Central. The state party censured Sasse in 2016 for not sufficiently supporting Trump, according to the senator’s office. The resolution, posted by News Channel Nebraska Central, finds that Sasse “warrants and shall incur the penalty of CENSURE” to be imposed by the party on February 13. But what Americans saw three weeks ago was ugly, shameful mob violence to disrupt a constitutionally mandated meeting of Congress to affirm that peaceful transfer of power.”ĬNN has reached out to the Nebraska GOP for comment. “For 220 years, one of the most beautiful things about America has been our peaceful transfer of power. “January 6th is going to leave a scar,” Sasse said, referencing the date of the violent insurrection at the US Capitol, where rioters encouraged by Trump sought to overturn the results of the election. Sasse’s comments come as the Republican Party at large grapples with warring factions at odds over whether to continue the party in Trump’s likeness or forge a new path veering from the former President’s legacy. “Let’s be clear: The anger in this state party has never been about me violating principle or abandoning conservative policy – I’m one of the most conservative voters in the Senate – the anger’s always been simply about me not bending the knee to one guy,” Sasse said. Ben Sasse (R-NE) (Kevin Dietsch-Pool/Getty Images) Kevin Dietsch/Pool/Getty Images
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