Loeffler Refuses to Say Trump Lost in Georgia Senate Debate
- Jan. 5 runoff will decide the majority of the U.S. senate
- Republican Perdue declines to debate Democrat Ossoff
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In a polite yet contentious debate for a Georgia race that will help determine control of the U.S. Senate, attention on the two candidates and their records was quickly overshadowed by the issue of whether President Donald Trump lost last month’s election.
Kelly Loeffler, the incumbent Republican who last year was appointed to fill the seat vacated by an ailing Johnny Isakson, refused to acknowledge that Trump lost the race. Legal challenges and recounts in Georgia have confirmed Joe Biden as the winner.