It is clear that Donald Trump is becoming more and more desperate in his attempts to stay in power and insisting on fighting until the end. With the joint session of both the House and the Senate to take place today, Trump is now placing pressure on his outgoing vice president Mike Pence to overturn the electoral vote count.
With both the Georgia Senate runoffs and the joint Congressional session to affirm Joe Biden’s victory taking place this week, Trump is now turning his attention to Pence. Trump visited Georgia to supposedly make one more case for Republican Senate incumbents David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler when he made the remarks.
“I hope Mike Pence comes through for us. He’s a great guy,” said Trump to his supporters during the campaign rally. “Of course if he doesn’t come through I won’t like him quite as much.”
The votes of the Electoral College have already been cast, with the Democratic candidate receiving 306 votes, moving beyond the 270 electoral votes needed to secure the presidency. Trump only received 232 and has since tried to challenge the results in the swing states that went to Biden, especially Georgia. Georgia has had to recount the votes a few more times due to the slim margin but the results remained the same that Biden was the winner. The states have also certified their votes for both Biden and Trump.
Trump’s allies at the Capitol have made public their plans to object to the electoral votes. This would only prolong the confirmation process but will not change the outcome. Pence is only present to oversee the objections and inevitably announce Biden’s win. Nevertheless, Trump continued to tout a false claim that Pence had the authority to overturn election results.
It is widely believed that Trump’s desperate attempts to stay in power is to continue receiving immunity from the upcoming legal challenges he will be facing as he returns to being a private citizen. Trump is now filing to dismiss the lawsuit against him by his own niece Mary Trump, alleging that he scammed her out of Fred Trump Sr.’s will. Trump’s attorneys claimed that Ms. Trump gave up her claims during a 2001 settlement and that she waited a long time to accuse her uncle.