President Trump
Donald Trump Cotton Breaks With Conservative Peers Who Will Oppose Elections Counting Trump To Give Nunes Medal of Freedom: Reports Hogan Says Lawmakers’ ‘Plan’ to Undo Election Results’ Makes a Mocking of Our System ‘MORE attempted to stab a difficult needle Monday on the eve of the Georgia election that will determine control of the U.S. Senate, at the same time encouraging supporters to vote en masse, while falsely claiming the state’s election in November was fraudulent.
‘Our country depends on you. The whole world is watching the people of Georgia, ”Trump said, urging his supporters to beat both Democratic candidates so deftly that there is little doubt about the outcome.
Trump’s pressure to cast the vote the day before the Senate’s two run-off races ran counter to his insistence that November’s election had been “stolen,” and the speech was consumed by his grievances over his own. defeat.
“I want to thank you very much. Hello, Georgia. Besides, we never lost Georgia. It is out of the question. Those were faked elections. But we are still fighting it,” Trump said in his first words to the lectern. to go.
The crowd chanted “Fight for Trump” when the president introduced GOP Sen. Kelly Loeffler
Kelly Loeffler Trump, Biden Facing New Headline Contest in Georgia Harris: Trump Georgia Phone Call Shows ‘Voice of Despair’ Senate Swears – Six New Lawmakers In As 117th Congress Gathers MORE, who is facing Democrat Rev. Raphael Warnock. Trump called his own presidential race “ manipulated, ” complained he was “ screwed up, ” and repeatedly spoke of the presidency as if it were still there for the taking.
The president said on Wednesday that he was aware as a joint meeting of Congress will certify and confirm the results of the electoral college Joe Biden
Joe BidenCotton breaks with conservative colleagues who will oppose election counting Trump to give Nunes Medal of Freedom: Hogan reports lawmakers ‘plan’ to reverse election results ‘makes a mockery of our system’ MORE as the next president. But several Trump allies in both houses have said they will object to certain states’ certification.
The stunt won’t change the outcome, but it will lead to hours of debate. Still, Trump and some of his supporters have kept hopes that there will be a final intervention to turn the election in his favor.
“I hope Mike Pence
Michael (Mike) Richard Pence GOP has become the primal scream party Gohmert talks about street violence after his lawsuit is dismissed. Court of Appeal dismisses Gohmert’s election case against Pence MORE come through for us, I have to tell you, ” Trump said, referring to the vice president’s ceremonial role on Wednesday. “I hope our great vice president comes for us. He’s a great guy. If he doesn’t come through, of course I won’t like him that much. “
Trump’s speech in Dalton, Georgia, marked his latest assault on the integrity of the presidential election, and on Georgia officials in particular.
Trump has Gov. Brian Kemp
Brian KempHarris: Trump Georgia Phone Call Shows ‘Voice of Despair’ Durbin: Trump Georgia Call ‘Deserves Nothing Less Than a Criminal Investigation’ Kinzinger: Republicans Can’t Go With ‘Clear Conscience’ Object After Hearing Trump Tape MORE (R) for refusing to interfere with the state presidential results or convening a special legislative session to review the results. The president called on Kemp to resign last week.
Trump also devastated Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, with tensions reaching a boiling point over the weekend when The Washington Post released audio of the president pressuring Raffensperger to “ find ” enough votes to turn the state in his favor. tipping.
The crowd was booed on Monday at the mention of Kemp and Raffensperger, and Trump suggested he would even return to the state next year to campaign against the governor.
Georgia has undergone multiple audits and manual recounts, with each confirming that Biden had won the state by approximately 12,000 votes.
The manager of the state’s voting systems delivered a point-by-point dismantling of Trump’s numerous allegations of fraud in the 2020 presidential election earlier Monday, standing next to a donkey offering specific fact-checking that identified some of the most common false allegations of criminals, deaths and underage teens votes in great numbers. Trump echoed many of those claims at Monday’s rally.
The president went on to claim that there were irregularities in Arizona, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin that cost him the election, although his legal team has not provided any evidence of widespread fraud in any of those states, leading to several legal defeats, including the Supreme Court.
He questioned the legitimacy of Dominion Voting Systems and reiterated a widely held theory that the company’s machines were somehow contributing to the manipulation of votes. The company has threatened to sue Trump and his allies for defamation for spreading inaccurate information about the machines.
Trump’s rhetoric has fueled concern among Republicans that he will discourage Georgians from voting in an election that will be won by any party that could bring more voters. In a series of tweets on Friday, he suggested that the second election was somehow ‘invalid’.
Trump rallied thousands of supporters in Dalton, a small town in northeast Georgia, on the eve of the second election that will determine control of the Senate over the next two years. Must be one or both Loeffler or David Perdue
David Perdue Trump, Biden To Face New Head-To-Head Contest In Georgia Harris: Trump Georgia Phone Call Shows ‘Voice Of Despair’ Senate Swears – Six New Lawmakers In As 117th Congress Gathers MORE victorious over Warnock or Jon Ossoff, respectively, the Republicans will retain majority control of the upper chamber. If both Warnock and Ossoff win, room 50-50 will be split between the two sides, with vice president-elect Kamala Harris
Kamala HarrisBiden inauguration includes ‘presidential escort’ to White House, Trump virtual parade, Biden faces new head-to-head contest in Georgia Harris: Trump Georgia phone call shows ‘voice of despair’ MORE serve as a tie-breaker.
Biden held a private meeting in the state earlier on Monday in a nod to the importance of Tuesday’s vote.
Trump is the most popular figure in his party and has a formidable following. Many Republicans believe that being in the state on the eve of the drain outweighed the risks.
“I think there is a lot of frustration and anger about November,” said Ralph Reed, whose Georgia-based Faith and Freedom Coalition has knocked on thousands of doors in recent weeks in a massive way out. “But I don’t think energy is a negative energy that keeps people at home.”
Perdue was unable to attend Monday night’s meeting in person while in quarantine after being exposed to COVID-19. The virus was not mentioned otherwise at the meeting, where those in attendance wore tightly packed with few masks.
Perdue and Loeffler have pinned their hopes for reelection entirely on loyalty to Trump. The two have rarely broken with the president or acknowledged that he will no longer be in office later this month.
Earlier Monday, Perdue defended Trump’s appeal to Raffensperger, instead accusing the Secretary of State of leaking the recording.
Loeffler said later in the day that she would object to the state election results on Wednesday, when Congress certifies the votes. When she announced her plans at Monday’s meeting, she was applauded.
The GOP senators’ unshakable commitment to Trump is a bet on the president’s popularity in a state he narrowly lost in November, but it also served as a main strike for Biden when he met in Atlanta earlier in the day.
As president, I don’t believe your senators in the United States work for me. I believe they work for the people of Georgia, ”said Biden at a drive-in event. That’s why I’m not asking your senators to be loyal to me. I think they should be loyal to you, to Georgia and to the US Constitution. And if you vote for Jon and the pastor, you get that. “