After Biden won the 2020 presidential election, Trump refused to concede and made baseless claims of election fraud. Braun defended, and joined in, Trump's attempt to overturn the election results and subvert the democratic process. He wrote a "Washington Examiner" editorial criticizing the media for not taking accusations of voter fraud seriously. There is no evidence of widespread voter fraud or irregularities in the 2020 election. Along with 10 other Republican senators, Braun initially pledged to object to the counting of the electoral votes in several key states. After the storming of the Capitol by a violent pro-Trump mob, Braun reversed himself and voted against objections to the election results, saying that he "didn't feel comfortable with today's events."