With mounting desperation, Donald Trump declared he would "fight like hell" to hold on to the presidency and appealed to Republican lawmakers to reverse his election loss to Joe Biden when they convene this week to confirm the Electoral College vote
With mounting desperation, Donald Trump declared he would "fight like hell" to hold on to the presidency and appealed to Republican lawmakers to reverse his election loss to Joe Biden when they convene this week to confirm the Electoral College vote.
Electoral voters won by President-elect Biden are "not gonna take this White House!" he shouted as supporters cheered at an outdoor rally on Monday night in Georgia. Trump's announced purpose for the trip was to boost Republican Senate candidates in Tuesday's runoff election, but he spent much of his speech complaining bitterly about his election loss - which he insists he won "by a lot."
It's unclear the extent to which GOP leaders in Congress will be able to control Wednesday's joint session, which could drag into the night, though the challenges to the election are all but certain to fail. Trump himself is whipping up crowds for a Wednesday rally near the White House.
One of the Georgia Republicans in Tuesday's runoff - Sen. Kelly Loeffler, who faces Democrat Raphael Warnock - told the crowd she will join senators formally objecting to Biden's win. The other Republican seeking reelection, David Perdue, who is running against Democrat Jon Ossoff, will not be eligible to vote.
DC mayor calls in National Guard for pro-Trump protest
Bracing for possible violence, the nation's capital has mobilised the National Guard ahead of planned protests by Donald Trump's supporters in connection with the congressional vote expected on Wednesday to affirm Joe Biden's election victory.
Trump's supporters are planning to rally on Tuesday and on Wednesday, seeking to bolster his unproven claims of widespread voter fraud. "There are people intent on coming to our city armed," DC Acting Police Chief Robert Contee said on Monday. A pro-Trump rally in December had ended in violence.
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