U.S ELECTION: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Says Electoral College Will Determine Winner

As endorsed in the U.S. Constitution, American presidents are elected not directly by the people, but by the people's electors. The Electoral College was created by the framers of the U.S. Constitution as an alternative to electing the president by popular vote or by Congress.<br /><br />Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday there’s “no reason for alarm” as President Donald Trump supported by Republicans in Congress begins legal action against Democratic President-elect Joe Biden’s election achievement.<br /><br />“Until the Electoral College votes, anyone who is running for office can exhaust concerns,” McConnell told reporters on Capitol Hill.<br /><br />“It's not unusual, should not be alarming. At some point here we’ll find out finally who was certified in each of these states. The Electoral College will determine the winner.”<br /><br />So far, Trump and his GOP allies haven’t offered any proof of election fraud and their legal challenges have largely been rejected by the courts.