Montana’s congressional delegation will attend Democrat Joe Biden’s inauguration Wednesday. But, at least two of the lawmakers won’t be attending President Donald Trump’s morning departure ceremony.
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Montana’s lone representative to the U.S. House, Matt Rosendale, remained on point Wednesday in the attempt to remove Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney from House GOP leadership for supporting Donald Trump’s
Tester calls for consequences for President Trump s enablers in congress
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Montana’s senior senator said Wednesday that members of Congress who objected to certifying the results of the presidential election should have to face the consequences. “If you do stupid stuff, you should make amends, and the enablers did some real stupid stuff,” Sen. Jon Tester said Wednesday during an interview in Havre. He said members of Congress who objected to the votes bear part of the responsibility for the attack by spreading misinformation or by needlessly objecting to legitimately cast electoral votes. “The president is the one everybody talks about, and he should be.
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