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Donald Trump is still stubborn. The outgoing US president remains reluctant to admit defeat in the November presidential election.
After dozens of legal setbacks, electoral results finally certified in several decisive states and calls from colleagues in the Republican Party to recognize the result, he is now on the offensive where he still sees the last chance to dispute the victory of his competitor Joe Biden. In Georgia, for example.
As reported by the Washington Post, among others, Trump has pressured Republican Governor Brian Kemp with a phone call.
Consequently, Trump called Kemp on Saturday morning local time to persuade him to convene the local parliament to overturn Biden’s victory. A few days ago, a Kemp spokesman announced that the law would prohibit the governor from interfering in the elections.
Trump doesn’t seem to care. If Kemp or the “Secretary of State” in Georgia allow them to verify the signatures on the ballots, he will win the state “quickly and easily,” Trump added on Twitter. “If we win Georgia, everything else will take care of itself.”
Kemp responded diligently on Twitter that he had repeatedly asked for the signature to be verified “to restore confidence in our electoral process.” What Kemp didn’t mention: According to the New York Times, the governor officially confirmed Biden’s victory the day before, along with other state representatives. Trump didn’t seem convinced. In another tweet, he wrote that Kemp could have called “at least” one special meeting.
While even an electoral victory in Georgia cannot change Trump’s overall defeat and in no way affects the results in the other states, Georgia is nonetheless extremely important to Trump and the Republicans. In the East Coast state, the election of senators to the United States Senate will take place in a few weeks.
Decision in Georgia – Democrats slightly ahead
Trump wanted to campaign for the re-election of the two Republican Senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler on Saturday night (7 p.m. local time) in Valdosta. He will face Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock in a runoff on January 5. The election is of the utmost importance because it determines the majority in the Senate.
In the November 3 elections, Republicans managed to secure 50 of the 100 seats in the parliamentary chamber. With just one Georgia senatorial seat, they would have a majority and could block and hinder future President Joe Biden’s crucial projects. The Senate has to confirm important personnel decisions of the president.
If, on the other hand, Democrats succeed in winning both seats in Georgia, there would be a deadlock in the Senate. So, Democrat and vice president-elect Kamala Harris, who is also president of the Senate, would have the last word in the event of a tie. President-elect Joe Biden’s Democrats would effectively have a majority. Recently, polls saw the two Democratic rivals very close in Georgia.
In the House of Representatives, the other house of parliament in the United States Congress, Democrats were able to defend their majority. In the double-round elections in Georgia, it will now be decided whether not only the White House and the House of Representatives, but also the Senate will be controlled by Democrats in the future. The approval of the Senate and House of Representatives is a prerequisite for the passage of bills.
Trump is not the only one campaigning in Georgia. On Friday, former President Barack Obama also urged the election of the two Democratic Senate candidates. “You have to understand that this is not just about Georgia,” Obama said at a Democratic online event.
“It’s about America and it’s about the world.” The former president warned that the outcome of the runoff elections would have a major impact on Biden’s presidency. If Republicans can keep their majority in the Senate, “then they can block just about anything,” Obama said.
Even Trusted Trumps Disagree with Fraud Allegations
Overall, Trump, who was elected to office, has rarely appeared in public since his defeat. The Georgia event is his first rally since defeat. His repeated and unsubstantiated claims that there was widespread fraud and manipulation in the presidential elections are unfounded.
