Author: Michael A

Retired Christian male

Lankford: Millions of Americans Being Told to ‘Sit Down and Shut Up:’ Epoch Times

Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) on Jan. 6 said he felt supporters of President Donald Trump were being told not to voice their concerns about the 2020 election. …“The reason we have a Congress to settle our nation’s divisions, and the rules of the Senate make sure that every opinion in the nation is heard, is so issues like this can be addressed. The constitutional crisis in our country right now is that millions of Americans are being told to sit down and shut up.
“Their opinions matter.” …Lankford pushed back on colleagues, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who accused objectors of trying to overturn the election and flip it from Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden to President Donald Trump.

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US Army Vet reacts to Capitol attack: Newsmax

US Army Combat Veteran Cory Mills comments on the tense situation seen Wednesday at the Capitol: “I’m p***ed off at what I am seeing on American soil, I’m pissed off that I fought in Iraq and Afghanistan fighting this terroristic behavior only to see it on our soil.” – via The Chris Salcedo Show, weekdays at 5PM ET on Newsmax TV

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Pence ‘Didn’t Have the Courage’ to Reject Electoral Votes, Trump Says: Epoch Times

“Mike Pence didn’t have the courage to do what should have been done to protect our Country and our Constitution, giving States a chance to certify a corrected set of facts, not the fraudulent or inaccurate ones which they were asked to previously certify,” Trump wrote on Twitter. “USA demands the truth!”
…Trump has been urging Pence in the days leading to the joint session that he should discard electoral votes from battleground states where the integrity of the election is being questioned. Speaking to a supportive crowd outside the White House, Trump on Wednesday once again called on his vice president to use the power to reject presidential election results from those states.

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Photos: Protesters Storm US Capitol Building During Joint Session: Epoch Times

Protesters stormed the U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Wednesday. Photos showed them inside the chambers of the House and Senate.Police with guns drawn watch as protesters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo) There were reports of shots fired in the Capitol building. House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said he heard the shots, according to Fox News, and called on President Trump to issue a statement.

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Trump Makes Statement to Capitol Protesters, Calls on Them to ‘Go Home Now:’ Epoch Times

President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on protesters who were amassed near the U.S. Capitol building during the Joint Session of Congress to go home, while asserting that the election was stolen from him. “You have to go home now. We have to have peace. We have to have law and order and great people in law [enforcement],” Trump said in a video address. Trump asserted that the election was “fraudulent,” but stipulated that Capitol protesters “can’t play into the hands of these people … we have to have peace.” “We love you, you’re very special,” he said, adding, “I know how you feel.”

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National Guard en Route to Capitol on Orders From Trump: Epoch Times

The National Guard and other forces are on their way to the U.S. Capitol after people dressed in pro-Trump apparel stormed the building on Wednesday, interrupting a joint session of Congress. At President Donald Trump’s direction, “the National Guard is on the way along with other federal protective services,” White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said in a statement. “We reiterate President Trump’s call against violence and to remain peaceful,” she added. After the protesters entered the building, triggering the evacuation of members of Congress, at least one person appeared to have been shot.

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Mitch McConnell: Congress Cannot Overturn Election: Epoch Times

“Every election we know features some illegality and irregularity, and of course that’s unacceptable. I support strong state-led voting reforms. Last year’s bizarre pandemic procedures must not become the new norm. But my colleagues, nothing before us proves illegality anywhere near the massive scale that would have tipped the entire election. Nor can public doubt alone justify a radical break when the doubt itself was incited without any evidence,” McConnell said on the Senate floor. McConnell said he supported President Donald Trump’s legal efforts to challenge election results and noted that some of the judges who ruled against the president were nominated by the Republican himself. [Nonetheless, McConnell has huge reasons to side with China-Biden, see earlier post of today about McConnell’s Chinese wife and her huge financial ties to China that the CCP are likely leveraging]

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China in Focus (Dec. 17): Prominent US Lawmaker and Wife With Ties to China: Epoch Times

We break down the U.S. Secretary of Transportation’s relation to the CCP and that of her husband, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. [In case you are wondering why Mitch McConnell is not supporting president Trump’s challenging of electoral votes, this article supplies a strong possible motive – he has financial ties via his Chinese wife, to the CCP. The CCP has been compromising US government officials in a variety of ways – one of those ways is discussed in this video.]

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Arizona’s 11 Electoral Votes Challenged by GOP Senator, Reps During Joint Session: Epoch Times

More than 60 Republican House representatives led by Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) and one senator objected to Arizona’s 11 electoral votes during the Joint Session of Congress on Wednesday. Their objection “complies with the law,” said Vice President Mike Pence, the president of the Senate during the Joint Session of Congress. …Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) stood on the floor as the GOP senator who objected to Arizona’s votes. Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) said he would join in Arizona’s electoral objection. Marshall also said he’ll object to the electoral votes in Georgia and Pennsylvania, according to CNN. “That’s absolutely correct,” he told the network about objecting to those three states.

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Trump Alleges ‘Voter Dump’ After Georgia Election Official Announces Pause in Vote Counts: Epoch Times

As Georgia election officials on Tuesday night announced a pause in vote counts in Chatham County, President Donald Trump stated that a big “voter dump” was being set up against GOP candidates Sens. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) and David Perdue in the Senate runoffs. …“Looks like they are setting up a big ‘voter dump’ against the Republican candidates. Waiting to see how many votes they need?” Trump responded to the news in a Twitter post. In another tweet, he said: “Just happened to have found another 4000 ballots from Fulton County. Here we go!” …“Why are they stopping the vote count in Democrat Chatham county, Georgia? This sounds familiar!” added White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany.

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