Then-Vice President Joe Biden overruled House Democrats who objected to certifying then-President-elect Donald Trump’s win in 2017.
Some Republicans have already stated they plan to object on Jan. 6 during the Electoral College certification vote, with Republican Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley becoming the first Senator announce his planned objection on Monday.
The move, however, is not abnormal. It was practiced during Trump’s certification vote with Democrats in 2017. Biden presided over this process as vice president – and he quickly overruled Democrats’ objections, CNN reported at the time.
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Trump’s certification process was marred by interruptions, with multiple Democrats objecting to state’s results. Despite the drama, which included protesters arriving at the event, Biden quickly and repeatedly shut things down.
“It is over,” Biden told Democratic Washington Rep. Pramila Jayapal when she objected to Georgia’s vote certificate. (RELATED: A ‘Dangerous Ploy’: Republican Senator Ben Sasse Rips Congressional Effort To Overturn Biden Victory)
“There is no debate. There is no debate. There is no debate,” Biden said during another attempted objection.
Trump ended up being certified by Congress despite the multiple objections. Similarly, the upcoming certification process may be fraught with objections, this time from Republicans. Trump and some Republicans have continued to assert that there was mass voter fraud in the 2020 election, despite a lack of evidence.