Pence Said to Have Told Trump He Lacks Power to Change Election Result

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: New York Times

Vice President Mike Pence told President Trump on Tuesday that he did not believe he had the power to block congressional certification of Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s victory in the presidential election despite Mr. Trump’s baseless insistence that he did, people briefed on the conversation said. Mr. Pence’s message, delivered during his weekly lunch with the president, came hours after Mr. Trump further turned up the public pressure on the vice president to do his bidding when Congress convenes Wednesday in a joint session to ratify Mr. Biden’s Electoral College win.

“The Vice President has the power to reject fraudulently chosen electors,” Mr. Trump wrote on Twitter on Tuesday morning, an inaccurate assertion that mischaracterized Mr. Pence’s largely formal and constitutionally prescribed role of presiding over the House and Senate as they receive and certify the electoral votes conveyed by the states and announcing the outcome. Mr. Pence does not have the unilateral power to alter the results sent by the states to Congress. More Republican senators came out on Tuesday against attempts to undermine the results, including Tim Scott of South Carolina and James M. Inhofe of Oklahoma, who said he viewed challenging any state’s certification as “a violation of my oath of office.”

In a process that is likely to go on for many hours, Mr. Pence will preside on Wednesday over a roll call of the states. If at least one senator and one House member object to the results from a state, they can force a debate of up to two hours about those results. Each chamber will then vote separately on whether to certify that state’s results.

For results to be overturned, both the House and the Senate would have to agree to do so. Because the House is controlled by the Democrats, there is no realistic possibility of any state’s outcome being rejected. In addition, many if not most Senate Republicans appear likely to join all Democrats in rejecting challenges to the results.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/05/us/politics/pence-trump-election-results.html

[madaboutharry]

1. This is so pathetic.

The Vice-President had to inform the President that he isn't a King.

[Talitha]

9. Oh, to have been the Fly on his head when he did that!!

[NurseJackie]

12. Haaaaa!

[SleeplessinSoCal]

2. Please drum it in that the people rejected him. AND he was impeached for similar behavior.

The renegade Dirty Dozen odd politicians need scarlet letter S on their chests for Scum.

[Miguelito Loveless]

3. We'll know if this is true

if we get a Twitter explosion attacking Pence.

[oasis]

6. Trump won't attack Pence. He needs him for his pardon.

Trump’s last gasp move will be to step down before Biden’s sworn in on the 20th.

[Mr.Bill]

11. And the only way Pence can salvage any political future

would be to stiff Trump on the pardon. I would love to see that.

[rurallib]

4. Wonder how wet Pence's pants were by the time he was done?

[BumRushDaShow]

5. "Mother"

was waiting in the wings with a warm washcloth, soft terry towel, and change of clothes.

[LudwigPastorius]

7. "Pence Said to Have Told Trump He Lacks Power to Change Election Result"

Did he use puppets to explain it to him?

[BumRushDaShow]

8. ...

[LudwigPastorius]

14. Bwahaha!

[progree]

10. No power? I thought he had Jesus Christ on his side, who is well-pleased with His beloved servant

Through faith in Jesus Christ, all things are possible.

Isn't that the kind of thing that delusional fantasy-believing children like him believe?

[eTXwLA]

13. Dang, Jesus always seems to leave these guys hanging when they need him most.