Friday, November 22

Trump calls for a January 6 protest against electoral certification


And after announcing his challenge to presidential results, Senator Ted Cruz now says that “everyone should calm down”

Trump llama a protestar el 6 de enero contra certificación electoral
The president takes advantage of any support to challenge the electoral results.

Photo: MANDEL NGAN / AFP / Getty Images

Jesús García

President Donald Trump intensifies the tension that It is expected this Wednesday, January 6, when calling for a protest in front of the White House against the certification of the election in Congress.

The president shared a video of the call that Appointment at 9: 00 am to his followers. The original tweet is from Kylie Jane Kremer, leader of the group “Stop the robbery.”

“I’ll be there. A historic day! ”Said the president.

I will be there. Historic day! https://t.co/k6LStsWpfy

– Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 3, 2021

Tension in Washington, DC increased after a group of 02 Senators, led by Ted Cruz (Texas) confirm that will challenge the certification of the elections.

Faced with criticism of a possible call for violence, Cruz said on Fox News that “everyone should calm down,” although he ruled out containing his challenge to the electoral process, despite the fact that courts and the Supreme Court have rejected any claim from the president Trump and his defense team for alleged “fraud electoral “.

” I think everyone should calm down … I think we need to tone down the rhetoric. This is already a volatile situation. It’s like a tinderbox where lit matches are thrown ” electoral process.

Cruz joined Josh Hawley (Missouri) , who was the first Republican senator to speak in trying to stop the Electoral College’s certification of the vote, the last step in recognition of the president-elect’s triumph Joe Biden .

In the House of Representatives, a group of 140 Republicans prepare their rejection of the electoral result, but require a majority for an investigation to be adopted.

Not all Republicans are in favor, since several , as Susan Collins (Maine), Bill Cassidy (Lousiana), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) and Mitt Romney (Utah) joined Democrats in a joint message to urge their colleagues to support the Electoral College’s decision.

“At this point, new attempts to question the legitimacy of the presidential elections of 2020 are contrary to the clearly expressed will of the American people and only serve to undermine the confidence of Americans, “they said in a joint statement.

Legislators have the right to express their disagreement with the electoral process, but need the approval of both houses s to stop certification.