the constitution does not empower the vice president to alter in any way the votes that have been cast either by rejecting certain of them or otherwise. jake tapper: that twitter thread spread and garnered attention around the world. but with just one day before congress was set to certify biden's electoral college victory, trump continued to apply maximum pressure. in this tweet, "the vice president has the power to reject fraudulently chosen electors" and when they met at the white house on january 5th. pete aguilar: in the book peril, journalist bob woodward and robert costa write that the president said, "if these people say you have the power, wouldn't you want to? the vice president says, "i wouldn't want any one person to have that authority." the president says, "no, no, no, you don't understand, mike. you can do this.