During his confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee Wednesday, Trump’s pick to run National Intelligence—Jay Clayton—refused to plainly acknowledge who won the 2020 election, admitting only after a lengthy back-and-forth with Maine Senator Angus King that Joe Biden “became the president of the United States.”
“Who won the 2020 election?” asked King.
“You have not answered that question,” insisted King. “Who won the 2020 election? It’s a pretty simple question.”
“Who won the 2020 election?” repeated King.
“I’m going to ask you one more time—” King said, before Clayton interjected that he had only appeared on the Capitol to “talk about my qualifications.”
KING: Who won the 2020 election?CLAYTON: I've answered that question. I'm going to get into thatKING: You have not answered that question. Could you answer it?CLAYTON: Joe Biden was certifiedKING: No. That's not an answer. You told us you'd tell truth to power, and you… pic.twitter.com/SA2eyPlNXA
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 15, 2026“I really—going back to my constitutional law here—I don’t want to get in a debate about this, but I believe he had the most electoral votes,” Clayton responded.
“He followed our process, had the most electoral votes, was declared the winner,” Clayton continued, laughing.
“I think that’s your characterization,” Clayton shrugged.
— American Bridge 21st Century (@American_Bridge) July 15, 2026
When Senator Jon Ossoff again brought up the topic, Clayton stopped trying to answer altogether.
“Isn’t it humiliating to be unable to answer this question, to have to indulge the president’s delusions?” Ossoff pressed. But Clayton was unmoved.
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