Vice President Mike Pence told Republican supporters Monday that concerns about voter fraud in the 2020 election will be addressed Wednesday in Congress.
“You know, I know we’ve all got our doubts about the last election,” Pence told a rally in Milner, Georgia, to support incumbent Republican Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler in the state’s runoff elections.
“And I want to assure you, I share the concerns of millions of Americans about voting irregularities. And I promise you, come this Wednesday, we’ll have our day in Congress. We’ll hear the objections. We’ll hear the evidence.” (RELATED: Ted Cruz On Election Audit: Dismissing Election Fraud Claims ‘Does Real Violence To Our Democratic System’)
Federal election officials have continued to deny allegations of widespread voter fraud raised by President Donald Trump’s campaign after issuing a Nov. 12 statement that called the 2020 election the “most secure in American history.”
Republican representatives and senators have announced that they plan to object to the Electoral College certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s victory when the new Congress first meets on Jan. 6. Pence has said he “welcomes” that action.
Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and 10 other Republican senators announced Saturday that they would seek to create a commission to examine alleged voter fraud in the 2020 election.
Republican Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley announced Dec. 30 that he planned to oppose certification.
The Trump campaign and Republican surrogates have filed around 40 lawsuits trying to overturn the election results since Nov. 3 without winning a single one for lack of evidence. The Washington Post reported that 86 judges going all the way from state courts to the U.S. Supreme Court have thrown out legal challenges from the Trump campaign.
Many of these judges were appointed by either Trump or a previous Republican president, according to Business Insider.
U.S. President Donald Trump golfs at Trump National Golf Club on December 13, 2020 in Sterling, Virginia. (Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images)
Pence reminded his audience that the focus should be the Senate runoff election because “tomorrow is Georgia’s day.”
“If you haven’t already cast your vote, remember, you’re heading out tomorrow, friends don’t let friends vote alone. Bring a family member, bring a neighbor, and vote to send David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler back to Washington, D.C.”