//Top Senate Republican Mitch McConnell congratulates president-elect

Top Senate Republican Mitch McConnell congratulates president-elect

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell congratulated Democrat Joe Biden on Tuesday, calling him the president-elect and saying the Electoral College “has spoken.”The Republican leader’s statement delivered in a speech on the Senate floor ends weeks of silence over President Donald Trump’s defeat. It comes after electors met Monday and affirmed Biden’s election win.With states affirming the results, the Republicans faced a pivotal choice: to declare