The surprise absence of Senator Josh Hawley, who is preparing to challenge the Electoral College outcome, upset Republican bosses during a conference call on Thursday.
The United States at least two media Thursday each quoted sources reported that senate majority leader Mitch McConnell (Mitch McConnell) with fellow republicans hold a conference call in the morning, this to common pressure on Wednesday (30) committed to challenge the results of the electoral college senator Josh Holly (Josh Hawley), the results very embarrassed.
McConnell had an unusual conference call with Senate Republicans on Thursday morning, Axios quoted a source as saying Thursday afternoon.
Mr McConnell said he would prove to a joint session of Congress on January 6 that the 2020 election of Joe Biden, the Democratic presidential candidate, would be “the most important result I have ever cast”.
The report says two other sources confirmed McConnell’s private remarks.
Mr Hawley defied Mr McConnell on Wednesday by publicly announcing that he would challenge the Electoral College vote in Pennsylvania and other states in a joint session of Congress on January 6.
Holly told Fox News On Wednesday that at the very least, Congress should investigate allegations of voter fraud and make sure future elections are safe. But congress has so far failed to act.
Democrats, who have challenged election results in the past, are shifting positions in the hope that Republicans will shut up about the results; And republican party bosses do not want anyone to challenge the outcome.
Mr. McConnell on Dec. 14 urged Republican senators not to come out and challenge the vote. Axios reported that he believes this would put Republicans in a dire position for a general election in 2022 — forcing them to choose between their party’s most popular political figure, President Trump, and undermining democracy.
The report says McConnell’s remarks to the meeting on Thursday could fuel President Donald Trump’s frustration with him by acknowledging Trump’s defeat.
“I’ve been in the Senate for 36 years, and I’ve cast a lot of swing votes,” including for war and impeachment, the source quoted McConnell as saying.
“As far as I’m concerned, it’s just my opinion that [January 6] is going to be the most important vote I’ve ever had.”
In addition, Republican senators are unhappy with Hawley’s behavior because it forces them to take the ultimate loyalty test — loyalty to Trump — on Jan. 6.
On the conference call, McConnell asked Hawley to explain what he plans to do on Jan. 6. Senator Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania angrily said he did not agree with Hawley and would defend the integrity of the state’s elections.
But they later found out that Holly was not online and that he was not on the morning conference call, an awkward situation. The news was first reported by Politico.
Mr Hawley sent an email to his Senate colleagues on Thursday afternoon explaining why he did not attend.
“If you’ve been talking to folks back home, I’m sure you know how angry and disillusioned many are that Congress has done so little,” he wrote.
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