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US President Donald Trump (left) and Mr. Joe Biden – Photo: AP
On December 31, 2020, CNN (US) cited information from two Republicans in the US House of Representatives saying that at least 140 Republicans are expected to oppose the results of the vote. Electoral College on January 6, 2021 when the US Congress holds a joint session to confirm the results of the 2020 US presidential elections.
Meanwhile, the magazine Forbes Denver Republican Congressman Riggleman said the number of Republicans who could oppose the result would be “staggering.” He added: “The number 140 is likely. I wouldn’t be surprised if it were a little higher.
Recently, the US media said that Biden had won 306 electoral votes, exceeding the minimum level of 270/538 electoral votes to become president of the United States.
However, Trump and his allies have questioned the election results in the past two months on suspicion of fraud.
Republican Representative Mo Brooks and several other members of the US House of Representatives met last week with US President Donald Trump and US Vice President Mike Pence to discuss allegations of voter fraud.
Among more than a dozen Republican members who have publicly opposed the results of next week’s election votes are Representative Mo Brooks (Alabama), Jody Hice (Georgia), Jeff Van Drew (New Jersey) and Joe Wilson (South Carolina).
On December 30, Republican Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri announced that he would oppose confirming the election results. According to CNN, other senators are likely to join the plan.
US Vice President Mike Pence will preside over the joint session of the US Congress on January 6 to finalize the results. If no member objects, the election results will be confirmed.
But if a member of the House of Representatives and a member of the United States Senate challenge, Congress will have to discuss whether to accept the results of the electoral votes, according to the page. Business Insider. What will happen is unclear, but CNN says Trump’s Republican allies “have almost no chance of changing the outcome of the election.”
