President Donald Trump promised an orderly transition after the U.S. Congress certified the election of Democrat Joe Biden despite evidence of illegal voting in several states.
Trump urged his supporters to not react violently against the decision by Democrats, many Republicans and Vice President Mike Pence to put down attempts for a full investigation of voter fraud in states like Georgia, Pennsylvania, Arizona and others.
“Even though I totally disagree with the outcome of the election, and the facts bear me out, nevertheless there will be an orderly transition on January 20th,”
Trump said. That message had to be posted on Twitter by his aides because Twitter permanently canceled Trump’s account because the massive communications company opposed his re-election.
Facebook also suspended the account of the president of the United States because it supported Biden and sought to damage Trump’s efforts to investigate voter fraud.
During the campaign, the liberal news media – including but not limited to the New York Times, the LA Times, the Washington Post, ABC News, NBC News, CBS News, MSNBC and CNN – criticized Trump more than 90% of the time. They refused to report on the scandal concerning Biden and his son Hunter Biden, who benefitted by millions of dollars with deals with Ukraine and Communist China.
And the same media declined to report that members of the terrorist group Antifa mixed in with Trump supporters on January 6 to encourage violence at the U.S. Capitol.
“This was a sad day in our nation’s history,” said U.S. Rep. Kevin Hern. “Our Capitol building has been a symbol of American freedoms and democracy around the world, yet it was invaded by law breakers seeking to undermine our republican form of government and erode those ideals.
“Despite the disruptive and dangerous acts of criminal rioters, I will not back down. The actions of those bad actors do not change the facts and questions surrounding the 2020 presidential election.
“I have a duty to stand firm with the millions of Americans across the country who share deep and legitimate concerns about the integrity of our election system and the unconstitutional changes to the election laws in certain states during the presidential election.”
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is pushing for another impeachment of Trump to prevent him from running again in 2024.
In another development, Democrats took control of the U.S. Senate following a controversial election in Georgia. After 24 years of Republicans winning that state, Biden was declared the winner and on January 5, two sitting Republican senators lost to Democrats by razor-thin margins.
More than five million Georgians voted – a record turnout and 1.3 voted by absentee ballot. The vote was so suspicious that the Georgia General Assembly has proposed new laws to eliminate no-excuse absentee voting, ballot drop boxes and unsolicited absentee ballot application mailings.
The unofficial results were 2,260,290 (50.8%) for liberal Democrat Raphael Warnock and 2,185,679 (49.2%) for U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler. In the other race, liberal Democrat Jon Ossoff got 2,241,340 (50.4%) and 2,204,574 (49.6%) for Republican Sen. David Perdue.
If those elections stand, the Senate will have 50 Democrats and 50 Republicans. Since the number is tied, the vice president, Sen. Kamala Harris, D-California, can vote to break ties, including for leadership positions. That means ultra-liberal Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-New York, will replace Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, as Senate Majority Leader.
U.S. Sen. James Inhofe made it clear he would not challenge the validity of Biden’s election.
“My job on (January 6) is clear, and there are only two things I am permitted to do under the Constitution: ensure the electors are properly certified and count the electoral votes, even when I disagree with the outcome,” Inhofe said in a statement.
“To challenge a state’s certification, given how specific the Constitution is, would be a violation of my oath of office – that is not something I am willing to do and is not something Oklahomans would want me to do.
“I hear the frustration and anger from so many of my constituents – and believe me when I say that no one was more disappointed in the outcome of the presidential election on November 3 than me. I wanted President Trump to win. I supported him every step of the way – highlighting regularly all he has accomplished in the past four years and authoring the Trump Top 10 card. I understand so many have uncertainty and are questioning of the integrity of our elections. We have a lot of work to do to restore all Americans’ confidence that our elections are held freely and fairly, with every legal vote counted—and are starting that work now.”