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‘Exercise in futility’: Republicans lambaste Hawley’s push to challenge election
“I think it’s awful. I am going to support my oath to the Constitution,” said one GOP senator.
Sen. Josh Hawley asks questions during a hearing. | Greg Nash/Pool via AP, File
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Multiple Senate Republicans unloaded on an effort led by Sen. Josh Hawley to challenge Joe Biden’s election victory as the party hurtles toward its most consequential confrontation with Donald Trump of his entire presidency.
Hawley (R-Mo.) denied that he was trying to overturn the election by challenging the certification of at least one state and forcing the Senate into an up-or-down vote on Biden’s wins. He said he was merely trying to voice
Donald Trump again lashes out at South Dakota Republican senator John Thune and says governor Kristi Noem should primary him - after Thune refused to allow a vote on $2,000 stimulus checks
President Donald Trump again lashed out at South Dakota Republican Sen. John Thune and floated that GOP Gov. Kristi Noem should primary him
Trump called Thune a RINO in a tweet Friday, saying Noem would do a fantastic job in the Senate, but if she declines others are already lining up
The president was likely reacting to Thune s role Friday blocking a Democratic attempt to get a vote on $2,000 stimulus checks
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