Trump said in a statement from his Save America PAC that Pence told him he did not have the power to reject votes from the Electoral College. The former president questioned why, if that was the case, “Democrats and RINOs,” Republicans in name only, are working to pass a bill to make it clear that the vice president has only a ceremonial role in counting the results of presidential elections. A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation Wednesday that would make clear the vice president does not have the power to overturn election results, reforming the 1887 Election Counting Act. The law was originally passed in the wake of the contested presidential election of 1876, in which several states submitted multiple electoral rolls, marking different winners in each state. A committee eventually chose a winner after Congress deadlocked. Lawmakers have raised concerns that the language of the vote-counting law is too vague, allowing Trump to attempt to exploit the law to try to block Biden from taking office. “This was a major event because everyone came together and said that Mike had no choice, he couldn’t send the plates back to the States (that’s all I suggested) for possible re-evaluation and correction based on the fraud and the large-scale voter fraud,” Trump said. Cheney says Jan. 6 panel will hold more hearings in September OAN officially dropped by Verizon, its last major carrier Trump said sending some ballots back to Pence’s states could be an “election-changing event” and the country “would be a different place!” Trump has repeatedly criticized Pence for refusing to try to overturn the election results. His latest attack comes ahead of dueling rallies by Trump and Pence scheduled for this weekend. Pence will campaign for Karyn Taylor Robson, whom he supported in the Arizona gubernatorial race, while Trump will campaign for his running mate, Carrie Lake.
