Furious Donald Trump is willing to go after Mike Pence hard if he doesn t overturn Joe Biden s victory in Congress - and issues public rebuke telling his VP he CAN dismiss Joe Biden s electoral college votes
Vice President Mike Pence will face the biggest challenge of his career when he presides over a Joint Session of Congress to certify election results
Trump tweeted wrongly that Pence could reject fraudulent electoral college results when he presides on Wednesday
After the tweet Pence and Trump met for lunch and VP told him he could not decertify states slates of electors
But he tried to sugarcoat message by saying he might find a way to acknowledge Trump s discredited claims about fraud
White House aide slams shameful Trump for threatening and attacking Mike Pence as VP heads to Capitol Hill to certify Joe Biden s victory
President Trump has been repeatedly pressuring Vice President Mike Pence to overturn the results of the presidential election Do it Mike, this is a time for extreme courage! Trump tweeted
He is shifting the blame for his loss to his longtime loyal vice president
Pence has no such power to do so when oversees the Joint Session of Congress
He will oversee certification of Joe Biden s victory
New York Times reported Pence told Trump this over lunch Tuesday
Updated: 6 Jan 2021, 4:02
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MIKE Pence reportedly told Donald Trump he does not have the authority to change the results of the election - even as the president continues to say it s up to his VP to overturn his defeat.
According to the New York Times, Pence told President Trump during his weekly lunch with the president that he does not have the power to overturn the election when Congress convenes on Wednesday to certify Joe Biden s election win.
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Pence reportedly has told Trump he lacks the power to overturn the election resultsCredit: AFP or licensors
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Pence reportedly told Trump he lacks the power to overturn the election resultsCredit: Getty Images - Getty
Moment Giuliani demands trial by combat in front of thousands of Trump supporters at Save America rally - one hour before they storm Congress to stop Biden confirmation
Thousands of Trump supporters rallied near the White House Wednesday just before Congress was to begin counting the electoral votes that will make Joe Biden the next president
Trump s lawyer Rudy Giuliani once again raised allegations of widespread election fraud – which he said also occurred in the Georgia Senate runoff elections If we re wrong we will be made fools of, but if we re right a lot of them will go to jail. Let s have trial by combat, he said, without explaining exactly what he meant by combat
I won t betray my oath : Pence publicly DEFIES Trump s demand to block Biden s confirmation after President declares war on his own weak party at DC rally
Vice President Mike Pence said Wednesday he will not follow President Donald Trump s demand that he overturn the election, vowing he will heed to the constitution, adding So Help Me God
Pence sent a letter to the 535 senators and representatives on Capitol Hill ahead of his presiding over the Joint Session that will certify Joe Biden s victory
He said vice presidents in the past have conducted the proceedings in an orderly manner even where the count resulted in the defeat of their party or their own candidacy