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U.S. Congress Begins Joint Session to Confirm Biden’s Victory
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2:02Now PlayingDozens of Republicans plan to rise up in Congress Wednesday in objection to the Electoral College vote count, an ultimately futile gesture of support for President Donald Trump that portends a rocky start for President-elect Joe Biden.
The objections are set to be rejected by Democrats and a sufficient number of GOP lawmakers to make it all but certain that Biden’s 306 electoral votes will be certified and he’ll be inaugurated on Jan. 20 as scheduled.
But the action hardens the bitter partisanship in Congress and is bound to leave millions of voters questioning the legitimacy of Biden’s victory in the November presidential election. It also will expose the biggest rift among Republicans in years, with GOP lawmakers in open and heated conflict with each other over the attempt to block Biden’s election.
The counting of the Electoral College votes of the 50 states and Washington D.C., typically a quadrennial formality for Congress, is expected to drag well into the night after kicking off at 1 p.m. The first objection is expected to come early, when the count from Arizona is announced, leading to two hours of debate and a vote in the House and Senate.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other prominent Republicans tried to discourage the objections, with House GOP Conference Chairwoman Liz Cheney warning it sets a “dangerous precedent” for future elections. Some usually staunch Trump allies, such as Senators Tom Cotton and Lindsey Graham and Representative Thomas Massie, are also opposing the effort.
Republican Senator Mitt Romney said Trump has “disrespected American voters, has dishonored the election system and has disgraced the office of the presidency.”
Trump has encouraged the movement, calling McConnell and others the “Surrender Caucus” and repeating baseless claims that the election was rigged.
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