Here Are The Republicans Challenging Congress’ Tally Of Election Results
Republicans will see more of 100 of their House members and one dozen Senators object to election’s results. Those objections highly unlikely to prevail.
January 6, 2021, 11:44 AM
Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, pictured at the U.S. Capitol on Dec., is among the Republican lawmakers planning to object to Congress’ tally of the Electoral College votes on Wednesday.
A significant share of Republicans plan to object to Electoral College vote results, slowing down the inevitable that Joe Biden will be next president.
Their objections stem from false allegations of widespread voter fraud in an election that experts say went smoothly and the results of which all 50 states and the District of Columbia have certified. President Trump has continued to push conspiracies of irregularities and called on Republicans including his own vice president to challenge the results.
Republican congressman slams Donald Trump for banana republic c p as he shelters in place to stay safe from mob swarming Capitol
Republican Representative Mike Gallagher released a video demanding Donald Trump call off the siege his supporters carried out on the Capitol This is Banana Republic crap that we re watching happen right now, he said in the two-minute video Wednesday, taken from his office where he was sheltering
He added: Mr. President, you have got to stop this. You are the only person who can call this off. Call if off. The election is over. Call it off!
Biden, Congressional Leaders Call on Trump to Demand All Protesters Leave US Capitol
House, Senate congressional leaders, and presidential nominee Joe Biden called on President Donald Trump to demand all protesters leave the U.S. Capitol building following a breach and reports of shots fired on Wednesday.
Biden, in a televised address at around 4 p.m., said Trump should go on television “now” to address the protesters and told them to go home, which he branded as an “insurrection” and “bordering on sedition.”
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said she and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) wrote they “are calling on President Trump to demand that all protestors leave the U.S. Capitol and Capitol grounds immediately.”
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1. Workers keep America going, not billionaires.
American workers have been forced to put their lives on the line to provide
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