CEDARVILLE, Ohio — Editor's note: The video at the top of this story was originally published Jan. 3, 2021.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine debates with CNN’s Jake Tapper about voter security as some Republicans challenge presidential election
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine was among the first Republican officeholders to acknowledge that Joe Biden had won the 2020 presidential election.
But others in the Republican party are vowing to challenge Joe Biden's victory against President Donald Trump.
During a Sunday interview with Jake Tapper on CNN’s State of the Union, Gov. DeWine found himself in the middle of a debate surrounding the topic of voter security and election trust.
“Are there some problems in the system as far as potential fraud or fraud that occurred? Yeah, but we’ve not seen anything that rises to the level that would change the outcome of the election,” DeWine said.
He suggested following a proposal from Senator Rob Portman to create a commission “to take a hard look at voter security.”
You can watch the full exchange HERE.
Here’s where the debate picked up steam.
DeWine: “We have a lot of people in this country who are very concerned about it.”
Tapper: “Because they’ve been lied to, Governor. They’ve been lied to by President Trump for weeks.”
DeWine: “Jake, hold on. Jake, time out a minute. Let’s stay at the big picture. The big picture with changes in technology, potential hacking, we need to have a commission, as Sen. Portman says, that takes a long look at this. Not something you could do in 10 days, but to take a look at this. Why is this important? There’s a lot of people out there who are questioning this election. People need to have confidence in the system, and if you put together a bi-partisan commission, that I think for the long run is something that really should take place.”
Tapper: “… There are Republican senators, Mitt Romney, Ben Sasse, others, there are Republican senators who say that people in your party are doing real, lasting damage to American democracy by fully embracing these dangerous conspiracy theories. Whatever blue-ribbon commission you and Portman want to set up, that’s fine. I don’t care. But this isn’t about actual allegations of legitimate fraud. This is about fomenting lies in order to undermine the democracy. It’s very different.”
After DeWine added that it's a problem for so many people to be questioning the election, Tapper said the solution should be that "President Trump and his minions" stop lying.
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