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Trump Orchestrates Final Loyalty Test
December 22, 2020 at 8:30 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 93 Comments
https://politicalwire.com/2020/12/22/trump-orchestrates-final-loyalty-test/
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President Trump is plotting a final stand in Congress on Jan. 6, casting it as the ultimate loyalty test in his quest to remain in power and shutting out anyone who wont get in line, Politico reports.
Trump has been strategizing in recent days with a band of his fiercest congressional supporters about the effort, which will involve lodging objections during the typically pro forma congressional certification of President-elect Joe Bidens victory.
Its a gambit that even Republican leaders and those around Trump concede is doomed to fail
But thats not the only point
The objections will also force Republicans in Congress to go on record voting to affirm Bidens victory acknowledging the outcome and likely inflaming Trumps diehard supporters, a crucial GOP faction that has joined the president in denying the election results.
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