Trump: America ‘Proud’ of Hawley, Others Who Plan to Object to Electoral Votes
President Donald Trump late Thursday said Americans are supportive of Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and the roughly three dozen House of Representatives members who plan on objecting to electoral votes in the upcoming joint session of Congress.
“America is proud of Josh and the many others who are joining him. The USA cannot have fraudulent elections!” Trump wrote in a tweet.
Hawley this week became the first senator to pledge to object to votes during the Jan. 6 joint session.
“I cannot vote to certify the electoral college results on Jan. 6 without raising the fact that some states, particularly Pennsylvania, failed to follow their own state election laws,” Hawley wrote in a statement. On Fox News, he said “somebody has to stand up” for the Trump voters who believe election fraud occurred.
On Thursday's "CNN Newsroom," former Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) defended objecting to the certification of the Electoral College in the 2004 election by | Clips