US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania are returning to Washington from the Marrakech Resort on December 31 last year. Washington = AP Yonhap News
While US President Donald Trump refuses to admit losing the presidential election, 11 US Republican senators also set out to “shoot in support of objection”. With the confirmation of the election of President-elect Joe Biden, scheduled for the 6th, until the end, noise is inevitable. However, even inside the Republican Party, negative currents are strong and the results are unlikely to be reversed.
According to foreign media such as the New York Times (NYT) on the 2nd (local time), 11 Republican lawmakers including Republican Senator Ted Cruz said they would oppose the results of the electoral vote, which Biden-elect won at the Senate-Household joint meeting on the 6th. Issued a statement. They emphasized that the electoral corps in some of the problem areas was’not legal’ and demanded an emergency audit for 10 days.
This is to empower President Trump, who disagrees with the results for two months after the presidential election. President Trump said on his Twitter the day before that “a massive protest will be held in Washington at 11 am on the 6th,” and urged supporters to join the protest.
Earlier, Biden-elect won the presidential election on November 3 last year for the electoral election. In December, the vote of the electoral team by state was also 306 versus 232, securing a majority, which is a requirement for victory, without leaving votes. The only remaining procedure to confirm the election is the verification of the electoral vote results at the Senate-Household joint meeting on the 6th.
At the meeting on this day, lawmakers can challenge the results of the electoral corps vote. Republican Congressman Mo Brooks and Senator Josh Howley have already agreed to proceed with this process. Among them, 11 senators expressed their intention to further agree. Accordingly, a battle over the certification of the election results on the 6th became inevitable. NYT said, “It was only a formal process to certify electoral votes, but this year, at least 11 people have acted against it.”
However, the US media sees that Biden’s victory is unlikely to be overturned. A majority vote in the Senate and House of Representatives is required to invalidate the election results of a particular state, but it is unlikely that the Democratic Party will pass the majority.
Republicans are also negative about unfounded election dissent. In particular, Senate Representative Mitch McConnell, the leader of the Republican Party, even revealed the position that the Republican Party should not raise an objection during the procedure for certifying the results of the electoral vote at the Senate and House joint meeting on the 6th.
It is the same as when President Trump tried to overturn the last-minute presidential election by disapproving the results of the electoral counting at this meeting. Vice President Mike Pence, who presided over the meeting, also announced that he would not refuse to verify the results.
“The opposition of Republican senators’ accreditation will not change Biden’s victory,” the political media The Hill said. “Moreover, it will create a politically difficult situation for Republicans who have to prepare for parliamentary elections in 2022.”
Heo Gyeongju reporter [email protected]
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