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Although Vice President Mike Pence has said that he would not directly challenge the certification of the presidential election, the president Donald Trump pushed for me to do so.
The president released a message during his rally in Georgia, where he affirmed that Pence “has the power” to reject the decision of the Electoral College on the triumph of Joe Biden , although the vice president only is responsible for ensuring that Congress receives the corresponding votes.
“The vice president has the power to reject Electors Elected Fraudulently ”, President Trump falsely declared without foundation.
The Republican mistakenly launched that Vice President Pence can annul the results, but he is not, since the Electoral College sent him votes and he must deliver them to Congress for counting. A simple step, but one that Republican congressmen could challenge.
“Hope Mike Pence helps us, I have to tell him ”, said Trump. “Of course, if he doesn’t make it, I won’t like him that much.”
According to reports from CNN, Pence and White House advisers have tried to explain to him President Trump that the role of the Vice President is a formality and that cannot unilaterally reject Electoral College votes .
It is expected that more than 100 Republican representatives and at least 13 Senators try to challenge Biden’s Trump certification.