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Updated · Raw Story · Jun 16
Kaine Rebukes OMB Nominee Hal Duncan Over 2020 Election Evasion at June 16 Hearing
Updated
Updated · Raw Story · Jun 16

Kaine Rebukes OMB Nominee Hal Duncan Over 2020 Election Evasion at June 16 Hearing

3 articles · Updated · Raw Story · Jun 16

Summary

  • Tim Kaine used Hal Duncan’s June 16 confirmation hearing to argue the OMB deputy director nominee would not plainly acknowledge that Joe Biden won the 2020 election.
  • Jeff Merkley twice asked Duncan whether the 2020 election was rigged, and Duncan answered only that Biden had been certified as the winner.
  • Kaine said that response showed either belief in a conspiracy theory or fear of angering Trump, after Duncan later said Trump won in 2024.
  • Duncan is seeking Senate confirmation as deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget, where he would serve under Director Russell Vought.

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