Donald Trump At Georgia Rally: “I Hope Mike Pence Comes Through For Us”

Donald Trump, again denying the reality of his election loss, told a rally in Georgia that he hopes that Mike Pence “comes through for us,” referring to the vice president’s role in presiding over the counting of electoral votes this week that will affirm Joe Biden’s victory.

“I hope Mike Pence comes through for us,” Trump said. “I have to tell you, I hope that our great vice president, our great vice president comes through for us. He’s a great guy, because if he doesn’t come through, I won’t like him.”

But Pence’s role is largely ceremonial as a joint session of Congress meets on Wednesday to certify the tally of the Electoral College, which met last month and voted 306-232 in favor of Biden.

Traditionally, the joint session has been merely a formality, as it is the counting of ballots cast in states weeks ago. But some of Trump’s allies in the House and the Senate say that they will object to Biden’s electors and, although that maneuver will lead to a debate, it is unlikely to prevent the certification of the results. One of Trump’s staunchest defenders, Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) even sued Pence to force him to interfere and reject the Electoral College results, but courts tossed out the claim.

At the Georgia rally, held on the eve of runoff elections that will determine which party gains control of the Senate, Trump quickly went into his unfounded claims that the presidential election was stolen from him.

“There was no way we lost Georgia this time,” Trump said. “That was a rigged election.”

Trump attacked Democrats at the rally, but also Georgia’s governor, Brian Kemp, and its secretary of state, Bred Raffensperger, because they have refused to overturn the results in their state. Over the weekend, The Washington Post posted a phone call that Trump had on Saturday with Raffensperger, in which the president pressured and even threatened him to “find” additional votes in his favor. Raffensperger refused.

Trump may have broken the law in his attempts to overturn the results, and on Monday, dozens of House Democrats signed on to a censure resolution against him.

At the rally, Trump vowed to campaign against Kemp and Raffensperger when they face reelection next year.

“I’m going to be here in a year and a half, campaigning against your governor and your crazy secretary of state,” Trump said.

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