Newspaper apologises for endorsing Florida Congressman who back Scotus election lawsuit

The Orlando Sentinel issued a public apology for endorsing Republican Michael Waltz after the Congressman supported the Texas Supreme Court lawsuit against the presidential election.

Mr Waltz was one of 126 GOP to sign an amicus brief supporting the legal challenge to results in the key battleground states of Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin and Georgia.

It prompted a mea culpa from the Sentinel for endorsing one of the nine Florida Republican members of Congress who signed on to support the lawsuit.

"We had no idea, had no way of knowing at the time, that Waltz was not committed to democracy," the editorial began.