Alabama Republican U.S. Senator-elect Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.).
Several U.S. House members have made it clear they will challenge the Electoral College vote on Jan. 6, and several senators have hinted or will join, including Congressman-elect Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.). President Trump praised him and called for more senators’ support.
Tuberville, an Alabama U.S. senator-elect, said Thursday (18) that the Senate would have to challenge the Electoral College and hinted that he himself might issue a challenge, The Hill reported.
Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks (R) vowed to oppose the Electoral College vote and that both houses of Congress would have to debate and vote on it if another senator joined.
The chairman of Tuberville’s campaign also said earlier that the senator-elect probably will support Brooks: “I don’t know if or when he will do so. But he’s seriously considering it.”
On Thursday, President Trump shared an opinion piece about Tuberville on Twitter and praised Tuberville’s courage.
Trump added, “More Republican senators should respond to him. We had a landslide victory, then they took it away from the Republicans, but we caught them. Do something!”
In another article, he wrote that the Senate majority leader and Republican senators must get tougher “or there will be no more Republicans.” He said, “We won the presidential election. Fight for it. Don’t let them take it away!”
At least seven House members have now made it clear they will act on Jan. 6. Several senators have also hinted at the possibility of joining, including Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley (R), Florida Sen. Rick Scott (R), Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul (R) and Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler ) and others. But no senator has yet made a firm commitment, as Rep. Brooks did.
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has congratulated Biden and tried to prevent senators from questioning the election results.
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