Harris went on to deny there even was an insurrection when he voted against a bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal to law enforcement who defended the Capitol against Trump's mob. He claimed that 'there was nothing treasonous or seditious about it.' Harris went on to claim that he had 'legitimate constitutional concerns' despite Trump's delusions of election fraud being debunked long before the attack on the Capitol. Today, Some Marylanders are even calling for my resignation, which I will not do.' 'Democrats are calling for unity,' he said, 'yet also calling for the expulsion of members who objected in yesterday's Electoral College count. One day after the attack on the Capitol, Harris released a statement defending his vote to overturn the election. Colin Allred (D-TX) reported said, 'are you serious, man? Haven’t you had enough violence for today?' Andy Harris is a traitor to our democracy.'īoth also argued they were the one to defeat Harris in November.Īfter the MAGA rioters were cleared from the Capitol and Congress returned to the task of certifying the election results, Harris almost got in a fistfight on the floor of the House.ĪLSO IN THE NEWS: 'Pool boy' in Jerry Falwell Jr scandal to speak out in new Hulu documentary: report is a threat to national security.'įormer Obama administration official Dave Harden tweeted Harris 'attended a Dec 21st meeting at the White House in a concerted effort to thwart the 2020 election. 6 hearingīoth the two Democrats competing in the July 19 primary to take on Harris both had harsh words.įormer state lawmaker Heather Mizeur tweeted, 'Today’s #Jan6 hearing confirms what we in Maryland have always known. RELATED: 'Should disturb everyone': Fox News analyst stunned by 'breathtaking' Jan. WBAL NewsRadio reported it 'reached out to Harris and is waiting to hear back.' The newspaper reported the Congressman's office 'did not return emails seeking comment.' 'The House members’ attendance at the Oval Office meeting - which the committee said also included Pence, White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and attorney Rudy Giuliani - was confirmed by White House visitor logs, the committee said during a hearing Tuesday.' 6 committee,' The Baltimore Sun reported. 'As former President Donald Trump sought to overturn the 2020 election, nearly a dozen Republican members of Congress - including Maryland’s Andy Harris - gathered with the president in the White House and discussed having Vice President Mike Pence reject the election results, according to the Jan.

Harris gets an F for trying to undermine our democracy.The lone Republican representing Maryland in Congress was implicated in Tuesday's public hearing by the House Select Committee Investigating the Jan. Harris did not vote in support of the bipartisan commission proposal to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection and did not vote for or against impeachment. Harris did not attempt to hold President Trump accountable for his contributions to the Jan. Instead of being a leader and telling his constituents the truth, that there was no evidence of widespread voter fraud and voter irregularities, he decided to support efforts that only made matters worse.

Harris was focused on confusing his constituents about claims of voter fraud and voter irregularities.

6 insurrection on our United States Capitol building. He also was one of the objectors to the counting of electoral college votes, and continued his support of this effort after the Jan. Harris was a House Republican that signed onto the failed Texas amicus brief that sought to change the results of the presidential election. Andy Harris represents Maryland’s 1st congressional district.

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