2020 Election - Page 33

President Donald Trump and a list of other high-profile speakers will address “Stop the Steal” protesters on Wednesday, Jan. 6, ahead of an effort by some congressional Republicans to challenge the certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s electoral college victory, Breitbart News has learned.

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) released a scathing statement following Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and several other GOP senators announcing their intent to reject the electors from disputed states “unless and until” a 10-day audit is completed, categorizing the move as an “egregious ploy” that “dangerously threatens our Democratic Republic.”

The official account of the GOP Senate Majority reported that Facebook shut down Republican ads aimed at voters in the upcoming Georgia runoff, on the same day that it passed the National Defense Authorization Act without the repeal of Section 230 requested by President Donald Trump.

NBC News’ Chuck Todd challenged Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) during a Sunday interview on “Meet the Press” over the senator’s decision to join other GOP senators in objecting to the certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College win on January 6.

President Trump spoke to 300 state legislators from the battleground states of Arizona, Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Georgia on Saturday in a Zoom conference call hosted by Got Freedom? in which the 501 (c) (4) non-profit election integrity watchdog group urged those lawmakers to review evidence that the election process in their states was unlawful and consider decertifying the results of the November 3 presidential election.

Sen. David Perdue (R-GA) told Breitbart News exclusively on Saturday that his Democrat opponent in Tuesday’s upcoming runoff election, Jon Ossoff, is “compromised” by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in much the same way other young Democrats have been targeted by CCP agents.

Left-wing Hollywood director Rob Reiner is attacking Republican lawmakers who are planning on challenging the electoral college results, accusing them of committing “sedition and treason.”

The Democrats have invested a lot of time, money, and computer-smarts into shaping the political battlefield, and Republicans must catch up.

VALDOSTA, Georgia — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem told Breitbart News exclusively here that whoever wins the Georgia Senate runoffs will directly impact mothers across the state and the country.

On Saturday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” Rep. Jody Hice (R-GA) reacted to Facebook suspending a Republican ad campaign by stating that the action “continues to highlight the absolute, essential nature of reforming Section 230.” And

GOP senators, including Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Steve Daines (R-MT), John Kennedy (R-LA), and Mike Braun (R-IN), are joining Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) in objecting to electoral college votes on January 6, they announced on Saturday in a joint statement alongside four senators-elect.

The United Kingdom is unlikely to secure a trade deal next year with the United States, as a more globalist-minded Joe Biden administration would prioritise ties with the European Union, a former American diplomat said.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) appeared to break with Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) after the majority leader dismissed $2,000 checks to American families as “socialism for rich people,” with the South Carolina Republican contending it is “necessary in the times in which we live” and calling for a standalone vote.

Officials in the District of Columbia are characterizing a pro-Trump rally planned for January 6 as backed by extremists.

Joe Biden’s transition team has disabled the chat function for virtual press conferences hosted on Zoom after several reporters publicly used the forum to urge the president-elect to take more questions from the press.

Twitter censored a number of accounts ahead of the January 6 “Stop the Steal” rally in Washington, D.C., including Arizona State Rep Mark Finchem (R), who is now drafting legislation to fine big tech companies that engage in censorship.

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT), a longtime critic of President Donald Trump, lashed out at Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) over his plans to object to during the Electoral College certification process on Capitol Hill on January 6. 

Attorney L. Lin Wood, who has made some of the boldest claims of voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election, tweeted Friday that Vice President Mike Pence could face arrest and imprisonment for treason, and execution by firing squad.

At least 140 GOP lawmakers in the soon-to-be 117th Congress will object to the electoral college vote on January 6, some lawmakers predict.

President-elect Joe Biden and his wife made an appearance on ABC’s Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve on Thursday, and Jill suffered a prop malfunction.

GAINESVILLE, Georgia — Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) appeared at a concert Thursday to campaign for the January 5 Georgia Senate runoff election, explaining the imperative to vote for incumbent Sens. David Perdue (R-GA) and Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) so that Republicans retain their Senate majority.

On Thursday’s “CNN Newsroom,” former Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) defended objecting to the certification of the Electoral College in the 2004 election by stating that “there’s no comparison” to what she did and what Republicans are planning to do with

Nearly 30 Republicans from the United States House of Representatives have vowed to object to the certification of Electoral College votes in favor of Joe Biden on January 6.

Jon Ossoff’s production company produced a two-part report for Al-Jazeera in 2015 that praised China’s growing power and influence in Africa.

Marc T. Little, a pastor and head of CURE America Action, asked Georgia voters in the Senate runoff election to vote their faith.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Thursday dismissed attempts to raise the amount of stimulus checks from $600 to $2,000 in a standalone measure, dismissing the House legislation and accusing Democrats of advocating “socialism for rich people.”

Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-SC) announced on social media on Thursday that he will join an expected objection to the electoral college certification.

Judge Leslie Abrams Gardner, Stacey Abrams’s sister, changed a previous order of hers regarding 4,000 voters’ eligibility in Georgia.

Pennsylvania members of the U.S. House of Representatives announced Thursday that they will contest their state’s electors whom declared President-elect Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 presidential election.

VALDOSTA, Georgia — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem urged Georgians to rally behind GOP Sens. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) and David Perdue (R-GA) here on Wednesday, the second of many stops in her latest swing through the Peach State ahead of Tuesday’s upcoming U.S. Senate runoffs.

Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) said Thursday on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” that her colleague Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) was bordering on “sedition or treason” by announcing he will object to the certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s electoral college win in the Senate.

Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) said Thursday on CNN’s “Newsroom” that his colleague Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) is attaching his name to “one of the biggest lies in American history” by objecting to the certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s electoral college win in the Senate on January 6.

Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE) released a lengthy statement Wednesday following news of his colleague, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) announcing his intention to object to the Electoral College votes on January 6, contending President Donald Trump and his allies are “playing with fire.”

Representatives and senators are expected to object to Electoral College votes on Wednesday, which will set off a procedure allowing Republicans to air allegations of vote fraud.

To give Georgia Democrats a boost, more than 50 Hollywood stars have already put in overtime to help flip the Senate. Adding their names to the team roster, Bradley Whitford will reunite with his Get Out director Jordan Peele for a Georgia fundraiser that is intended to help Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock declare victory on January 5.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Wednesday said the House stand-alone bill to increase stimulus checks to $2,000 has “no realistic path to quickly pass the Senate,” maintaining any action on that front will need to include Section 230 reform and investigations into voter fraud.