Show-Me State Times

U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) said he is not ready to call Joe Biden “Mr. President” just yet. 

“I’m not there yet. I think this process will end on January the 6th, which is when Congress has to certify the results of the Electoral College,” Hawley told CBS. 

The Electoral College Tuesday pledged 306 votes for Biden to 232 for Trump.

“Obviously, the Electoral College is very significant. Their vote is very significant earlier, but the certification happens on January the 6th, and until then, I think President [Donald] Trump certainly has every right to pursue the legal remedies he wants to pursue and to be heard, but to Jan. 6, I think is the key date,” Hawley said. 

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt was a notable supporter of Texas’ lawsuit regarding how Electoral College votes are awarded. That filing was dismissed by the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday.  

“I’m studying what’s been done in the past,” Hawley said. “After the 2004 election and 2016, Democrats raised concerns both in the House and the Senate. This is really the only forum that the Constitution and the laws give to senators and congresspeople the opportunity to raise concerns about the election. So I’m reading what’s been done in the past. We’ve got a hearing today in the United States Senate on the election. So we’ll see.”