Tag: Electoral Vote Count

Trump to Speak at Rally in Washington on Jan. 6

President Donald Trump plans on speaking at a rally in Washington on Jan. 6. Several large events are planned in the nation’s Capitol to protest in support of Trump and against what many of his supporters believe was a stolen election. Trump plans on speaking at a “Save America Rally” on the Ellipse at 11…


Trump: If Vice President Comes Through, ‘We Will Win the Presidency’

President Donald Trump said Wednesday he will win a second term if Vice President Mike Pence takes action while Congress counts electoral votes. If Pence “comes through for us, we will win the Presidency,” Trump asserted in a tweet. “Many States want to decertify the mistake they made in certifying incorrect & even fraudulent numbers…


Trump Calls NYT Report Over Pence’s Comments on Power to Reject Election Results ‘Fake News’

President Donald Trump has challenged the accuracy of a recent New York Times report that said Vice President Mike Pence told the president he lacked the power to block the certification of electoral college votes. The report, which cited anonymous sources, said Pence delivered his assessment about his role on Jan. 6 to the president…


Pennsylvania State Senators Call for Delay to Electoral College Vote Certification

A group of 21 state GOP senators from Pennsylvania called on Republican leaders of the U.S. House and Senate to delay certification of the Electoral college votes until a legal battle mounted by President Donald Trump against the Pennsylvania Secretary of State is heard in court. The Republican senators in their letter to Senate Republican leader…


Trump Committed to Challenging Election Beyond Joint Session on Jan. 6

President Donald Trump intends to continue pursuing challenges to the outcome of the 2o2o election in as many as eight states regardless of the result of the joint session of Congress on Jan. 6, when lawmakers will vet and count Electoral College votes. During a rally on an airfield in Dalton, Georgia, on Jan. 4,…


Rep. Mo Brooks: ‘What We Really Need Are Senators Who Will Sign the Dotted Line’

Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) told Fox Business host Lou Dobbs Monday evening that he needs senators to sign the objections to fight for election integrity in Wednesday’s Joint Session of Congress. Brooks was the first congressman to say that he plans to challenge electoral votes when Congress counts them on Jan. 6. One member of the…


GOP Senators Objecting to Georgia, Pennsylvania, Arizona Electoral Votes: Brooks

Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) said several Republican senators are objecting to the electoral votes for Arizona, Pennsylvania, and Georgia during the Joint Session of Congress on Wednesday. Brooks, in an announcement on Twitter, said he “need[s] more” senators to join GOP representatives in objecting to electoral votes in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Nevada. Sen. Josh Hawley…


Sens. Tim Scott, Jim Inhofe Announce They Will Not Object to Electoral College Votes

Sens. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) on Tuesday announced they wouldn’t join with some of their Republican colleagues who plan on objecting to electoral votes on Jan. 6. Scott said he’s grateful for the work President Donald Trump has done while in office and added that he believes the lives of the American…


Unclear If Pelosi Will Allow Debate Over Electoral College Vote: Lawmaker

One GOP lawmaker said it’s not yet clear whether House representatives will be allowed to hold a debate or vote on lawmakers’ objection to the 2020 presidential election results in some states. “We have the support of members of the United States Senate. See, in 2000, every single member of the Congressional Black Caucus objected…


Congress Members Urged to Use Tunnels Amid Protests, Electoral Count: Letter

House lawmakers are being urged to use underground tunnels while travelling between the Capitol and office buildings on Jan. 6 in the midst of the Joint Session of Congress and related protests, according to a letter sent out by the House sergeant at arms that was obtained by The Epoch Times on Tuesday. The notice…