Pence has told Trump that he has no power to change the election outcome

The vice president is said to have informed Trump that he cannot block the appointment of Joe Biden as the next president of the United States.

Today, January 6, is the big day. Donald Trump’s last chance to turn the election of Democrat Joe Biden into the 46th president of the United States. The last chance for what many consider a coup attempt.

Trump’s defeat actually occurred when he lost the November 3 election, with 306 to 232 electoral delegates. That defeat was confirmed on December 14, when the 50 states confirmed the election result. A large number of trials from Trump’s camp ended in defeat in court. Trump’s attempts to pressure local election officials have been rebuffed.

Confirmation by Congress of the presidential election, which begins today at 7 p.m. Norwegian time, has traditionally been a formal matter that clears up in half an hour. Now Trump has created the expectation that Congress can change everything and that Vice President Mike Pence will play a key role.

Congress approval will be long

The constitution states that the vice president has a role. He will open 50 envelopes, one from each state, and ask the entire Congress to accept the electoral delegates from each state. At this stage of the process, there can be up to two hours of debate for each state if at least one representative from both the Senate and the House of Representatives requests it.

This is expected to happen in at least three and perhaps as many as six states. Some congressmen loyal to Trump will present their baseless allegations of widespread voter fraud in the tipping states he lost.

Therefore, it is time for a long discussion. However, there is no reason to believe that any of the electoral delegates will be rejected. Democrats control the House of Representatives, and enough Republican senators have said they will not block Biden’s election as president.

Tough balancing act for Pence

The final step in the process is for Vice President Pence to read how many electoral delegates each candidate has received and thus formally confirm the election result.

Pence is said to have told President Trump on Tuesday that he believes he does not have the power to block the outcome that Congress reaches, The New York Times reports. The sources tell the same thing to the television channel CNN.

Trump has issued a statement in which he claims that the press releases are “fake news” and therefore not correct. However, the US media have chosen to stick to their reports.

Mike Pence has recently tried to find a balance between trying to tell the president that he does not have the power to reverse the election result, while not wanting to clash with Trump. Pence would very much like to keep the chance to run as a presidential candidate in 2024, and then with Trump’s support, writes The New York Times.

– Mike is a great guy

Trump has lobbied Pence both in public and in private. On Monday night, Trump held an election rally in Georgia. There he spoke about the ceremony in Congress on Wednesday.

– I hope our great vice president defends us. He’s a great guy. If he doesn’t comply, of course I won’t like him so much. No, Mike is a great guy, Trump said.

Few people think that Pence will try to disapprove of the election. This also applies to counselors who know you well. However, he himself has stated it ambiguously.

“I promise you this: Wednesday we will have our day in Congress,” he said at an election rally in Georgia.