[Epoch Times News on January 6, 2021](Reported by English Epoch Times reporter Ivan Pentchoukov/Compiled by Chen Ting) President of the United StatesTrump(Trump) said that regardless of January 6CongressWhat’s the result of this, he will continue to challenge 2020 in as many as eight statesPresidential electionresult.
On January 4, at a rally held at the Dalton Airport in Georgia, the president told thousands of supporters that he hoped that there would be more news about challenging the election results in the next two weeks.
“You wait to see what will happen in the next two weeks. You see what news will be exposed, what will be exposed.” The president said.
“It was a rigged election, but we are still fighting with it, and you will see what will happen.”
“Failure is acceptable”,TrumpSay, “But when you win by an overwhelming advantage, they manipulate the election and steal it. This is unacceptable.”
Trump subsequently stated that in the next “about a year and a half” he will be in Joe State with Republican Governor Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Ravensperger ( Brad Raffensperger) confrontation, which shows that the president regards the post-election challenge as a long-term battle.
Camp and Ravensperger have certified that former Vice President Biden won Georgia, and they basically did not cooperate with Trump’s request for an election audit.
According to Trump, recently they still oppose the signature review in Fulton County, the most populous county in the state.
President Trump attended the rally to support Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue who participated in the runoff for the Senate, which is scheduled to end on January 5.Although both senators promised that on January 6thCongressIt opposes the electoral list from the disputed state, but it is unclear whether the two will participate, because the result of the runoff may not be announced for several days.
With dozens of lawsuits filed by Trump’s legal team and a few third parties, successively rejected by courts in Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona, and Nevada, the importance of joint meetings continues to increase. Only a few of these cases have undergone hearings, and the courts have not responded to the circumstances of the case in most cases and rejected them only on procedural reasons.
Because Trump has issued an unprecedented call for supporters to hold a “big” and “wild” protest in Washington on January 6, adding a layer of significance to this incident. Some organizers believe that this event may become the largest Trump rally in history.
According to White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, more than 100 members of the US House of Representatives have pledged to oppose Biden’s electoral list on January 6. According to “Epoch Times” statistics, at least 74 members of the House of Representatives have publicly pledged, and 13 senators have also promised to join the opposition.
Challenge the Electoral CollegeIt seems to have split the Republican Party. There are 27 Republicans in the Senate and at least 10 Republicans in the House of Representatives who oppose this idea.
Objections to each electoral list will trigger a two-hour debate, and then the Senate and House of Representatives will vote on which list to support.
Currently, the Republican Electoral Colleges in seven states have submitted procedural electoral votes to Congress. However, Democratic supporters believe that because the Democrats hold a majority in the House of Representatives and have enough Republican support in the Senate, it is expected that the voting process will successfully authenticate Biden’s electoral votes.
Trump: HopePensStand up for us
vice-presidentPensAs the Speaker of the Senate, he will preside over the joint congressional meeting starting at 1 p.m. on January 6. Although the Electoral Count Act stipulates that the role of the vice president is only to open the envelope containing the electoral college votes, some legal experts believe that this law may be unconstitutional, so Pence has more options .
Republican Representative Louie Gohmert tried to force the court to clarify Pence’s role by suing the vice president. However, the lawsuit was dismissed, and Pence did not disclose his choice.
Trump wrote on Twitter on January 5: “The vice president has the right to reject fraudulent electoral votes.”
“I hope Pence will stand up for us,” Trump said at the Joe State rally. “If he doesn’t come forward, I won’t appreciate him that much.”
“However, Mike is a good person. He is a great person and a smart person. I admire him. He has a lot to say. You know the personality of Burns: always straightforward, he will speak out. Not shy.”
Pence had spent several hours in meetings with Trump, staff and senior Senate members before January 6. People close to the vice president emphasized that Pence respects the institution and said they expect him to act in accordance with the law and abide by the Constitution.
David McIntosh, chairman of the conservative organization Club for Growth and a friend of Pence, told The Associated Press: “I think he will treat this as a constitutionalist. Question and say, “As chairman of the Senate, what role should I play in the Constitution?”
“What he will do is allow anyone who raises an objection to express his opinion and then obey the House majority to make a decision.”
On January 4, Pence was in Joe State when he was campaigning for Loeffler and Perdue. At that time, he said in a speech at the Rock Springs church in Milner: “We will make a difference in Congress.”
The vice president subsequently made a wide-ranging appeal to faith, implying that he did not think he was capable of taking a stance to change the election on January 6.
Pence said: “Even if things don’t look as we expected, they will develop as expected.” He urged supporters to pray.
Supporter: Trump is a fighter
Trump supporters who participated in the rally in Dalton, Georgia, expressed appreciation for Trump’s effort to challenge the election results.
“I think he is such a fighter,” Amy Hicks, a housewife from Muscle Shoals, Alabama, told The Epoch Times.
“Although most Republican candidates will not fight for them if they lose, he is not a typical person or politician, and he never gave up during his four-year term.”
“If they certify (Biden) tomorrow, I think Trump will never give in. He will move on.”
Thousands of supporters walked for half an hour on a dark country road from the police checkpoint to the rally site at Dalton Airport. In the president’s speeches, the crowd has been calling for “four more years”, “fight for Trump” and “stop stealing elections.”
“According to our constitution, he has the right to fight to the last minute as best he can,” Glen Ruggiero of Canton, Georgia told The Epoch Times.
“If we just give up because we don’t want the country to fall into division, in fact we are already divided. If we give up because we want a smooth transition, they can transition at any time.” He said.
“As long as he abides by the conditions set by our founding fathers in the Constitution, I believe he should fight to the last minute.”
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