A day after Trump floated a delay in the U.S., the White House press secretary slammed the Hong Kong delay as undermining "democratic processes."
WASHINGTON – A day after President Donald Trump faced withering, bipartisan blow back for floating the idea of delaying the U.S. presidential election, a senior White House aide condemned the year-long postponement of an election in Hong Kong as undemocratic.
"We condemn the Hong Kong government's decision to postpone for one year its legislative counsel elections," White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said Friday."This action undermines the democratic processes and freedoms that have underpinned Hong Kong's prosperity." $1,200 checks? Money for schools?: Breaking down what Republicans and Democrats want in the coronavirus stimulus plan"I want to right now focus on this election, I'll have a statement about that soon," he told reporters at a roundtable discussion with the leadership from the National Association of Police Organizations."I heard that, that they did the delay in Hong Kong, and we'll have a statement about that. But I want to focus on this.
"All I can say is, it doesn’t matter what one individual in this country says, we still are a country based on the rule of law and we want to follow the law," said Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee.
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