With protests planned in Washington DC over the ratification of Joe Biden’s victory in the presidential election, and some Republicans planning to object, we’d like to hear from those in the US about how they feel about today’s events
The confirmation of the presidential election result in Congress is traditionally a rubber stamp exercise, but Donald Trump has portrayed it as an opportunity to stop an election he baselessly claims is fraudulent.
With Trump encouraging demonstrations on the streets of Washington, and pressing vice-president Mike Pence to use his ceremonial role to prevent the confirmation of Biden as president, this year’s Congressional confirmation is anything but perfunctory. Unusually, a handful of Republican politicians are set to object to the ratification of the presidential election result.
Continue reading…With protests planned in Washington DC over the ratification of Joe Biden’s victory in the presidential election, and some Republicans planning to object, we’d like to hear from those in the US about how they feel about today’s eventsThe confirmation of the presidential election result in Congress is traditionally a rubber stamp exercise, but Donald Trump has portrayed it as an opportunity to stop an election he baselessly claims is fraudulent.With Trump encouraging demonstrations on the streets of Washington, and pressing vice-president Mike Pence to use his ceremonial role to prevent the confirmation of Biden as president, this year’s Congressional confirmation is anything but perfunctory. Unusually, a handful of Republican politicians are set to object to the ratification of the presidential election result. Continue reading…