Rick Santorum, a Republican former senator for Pennsylvania, called Trump’s news conference on Thursday “dangerous”.
In his address the president called legitimate votes “illegal” and accusing the media of “election interference” – without evidence.
Speaking on CNN, Santorum said it was “disappointing and shocking” to listen to Trump’s remarks.
“I am hopeful that Republicans will stand up at this moment and say what needs to be said about the integrity of our election,” he said.
However, not all Republicans are turning against Trump.
Appearing on Sean Hannity’s show on Fox News, Senator Lindsey Graham from South Carolina said he didn’t trust the counting in Pennsylvania or Nevada. “We need to stand with President Trump because he stood with us,” he said.
On the same show, Texas Senator Ted Cruz repeated Trump’s unfounded allegations of fraud, and claimed the events of the past three days had been “outrageous and lawless” on the part of the Democrats.
