The looming spectacle comes despite the failure of Trumpâs legal team to win any of at least 40 lawsuits involving allegations of voter fraud in November, an election officials called the most secure in American history.
On Wednesday, Trump ally and Missouri Republican senator Josh Hawley announced he would object to certifying the electoral votes during the joint session on 6 January.
In an essay published Wednesday in the conservative commentary magazine The Blaze, editor Mark Levin backed up Hawley, claiming that states failed to follow their own election laws.
But in a conference call on Thursday, Senate majority leader and Kentucky Republican Mitch McConnell reportedly said that his 6 January vote certifying Bidenâs victory will be âthe most consequential I have ever castâ.
By Joel Malkin
President Trump has cut his Mar-a-Lago holiday stay short.
The President arrived in Palm Beach on the night of December 23rd and spent Christmas in town.
He was expected to attend the annual New Year s Eve party at Mar-a-Lago, but the White House announced the change of schedule on Wednesday night.
That happened just hours after Missouri Republican Senator Josh Hawley said that he will raise objections next week when Congress meets to affirm Joe Biden s victory in the presidential election. No confirmation on a connection between Hawley s announcement and the early departure.
Trump and First Lady Melania Trump boarded Air Force One around 11:30 a.m. Thursday.
Republican Predicts Over 100 GOP Lawmakers Will Challenge Electoral College Results
On 12/30/20 at 9:54 PM EST
Illinois Republican Congressman Adam Kinzinger said Wednesday he believes more than 100 members of the GOP could step forward to challenge the Congressional certification of electoral votes.
President-elect Joe Biden is expected to be certified as the winner of the 2020 presidential election on January 6. Citing baseless claims of voter fraud, President Donald Trump has refused to concede the election to Biden and encouraged Republican lawmakers to challenge the results of the Electoral College. All 50 states have already certified their election results. On Wednesday s episode of
The Bulwark Podcast, Kinzinger said a large number of Republicans could back Trump s attempt to retain the presidency by objecting to the electoral votes.
By Joel Malkin
President Trump has cut his Mar-a-Lago holiday stay short.
The President arrived in Palm Beach on the night of December 23rd and spent Christmas in town.
He was expected to attend the annual New Year s Eve party at Mar-a-Lago, but the White House announced the change of schedule on Wednesday night.
That happened just hours after Missouri Republican Senator Josh Hawley said that he will raise objections next week when Congress meets to affirm Joe Biden s victory in the presidential election. No confirmation on a connection between Hawley s announcement and the early departure.
Trump and First Lady Melania Trump boarded Air Force One around 11:30 a.m. Thursday.
By Joel Malkin
President Trump has cut his Mar-a-Lago holiday stay short.
The President arrived in Palm Beach on the night of December 23rd and spent Christmas in town.
He was expected to attend the annual New Year s Eve party at Mar-a-Lago, but the White House announced the change of schedule on Wednesday night.
That happened just hours after Missouri Republican Senator Josh Hawley said that he will raise objections next week when Congress meets to affirm Joe Biden s victory in the presidential election. No confirmation on a connection between Hawley s announcement and the early departure.
Trump and First Lady Melania Trump boarded Air Force One around 11:30 a.m. Thursday.