Donald Trump and First Girl Melania ship pandemic Christmas handle
Donald Trump appeared to again the concept of making an attempt to overturn the election result in Congress on 6 January in a sequence of tweets on Saturday morning through which he as soon as once more made unfounded claims of electoral fraud.
A joint session of Home and Senate politicians will meet on 6 January to rely the electoral votes, which gave a 306 to 232 victory to Joe Biden.
On Saturday morning, Mr Trump tweeted: “The ‘Justice’ Division and the FBI have finished nothing concerning the 2020 Presidential Election Voter Fraud, the largest SCAM in our nation’s historical past, regardless of overwhelming proof. They need to be ashamed. Historical past will keep in mind. By no means quit. See everybody in D.C. on January sixth.”
Christmas Day speech to troops – however no media allowed
Yesterday Donald Trump stated he was making a Christmas Day speech to US troops abroad however that “Pretend Information” was not invited.
The outgoing president took to Twitter to make the announcement and insisted that journalists wouldn’t be invited to look at it.
Oliver O’Connell26 December 2020 15:42
Graham: Trump ‘extra decided than ever’ over $2,000 funds
A post-golf Christmas Day tweet from Senator Lindsey Graham.
Oliver O’Connell26 December 2020 15:30
Extra of the identical at present?
President Donald Trump spent his Christmas {golfing} in Florida with Senator Lindsey Graham as a authorities shutdown looms and Covid reduction hangs within the stability.
Trump, at his Mar-a-Lago membership in Palm Seaside for the vacations, had no occasions on his public schedule after throwing the way forward for an enormous Covid reduction and authorities funding invoice into query. Failure to signal the invoice, which arrived in Florida on Thursday evening, may deny reduction checks to thousands and thousands of Individuals on the brink and power a authorities shutdown within the midst of the pandemic.
Oliver O’Connell26 December 2020 15:25
SCOTUS ‘completely incompetent’
Trump claims to have “absolute PROOF” of huge election fraud however moans that the Supreme Courtroom received’t see it as a result of the case has no standing.
Oliver O’Connell26 December 2020 15:15
Trump in assault mode
The president has spent a lot of this time on Twitter this morning persevering with to dispute the outcomes of the election and even seems to again a plan to try to overturn the ends in Congress.
When Congress meets on 6 January to rely electoral school votes, it’s attainable for lawmakers loyal to the president to object and power a vote.
The Impartial’s Phil Thomas explains.
Oliver O’Connell26 December 2020 15:07
Stand-off over Covid stimulus reduction
The ball is within the president’s court docket proper now concerning the Covid stimulus package deal.
He continues to demand that funds to people be elevated from the $600 negotiated in Congress to $2,000 — and refuses to signal the invoice with out that change.
Nonetheless, with out the president’s signature many assist applications prolonged by the invoice will start expiring at present — together with expanded unemployment insurance coverage and eviction moratoriums.
Democrats are eager to extend funds however Senate Republicans are unlikely to agree.
Oliver O’Connell26 December 2020 14:51
A busy morning on the Twitter machine
The president predictably spent over an hour tweeting this morning and coated a number of floor. We’ll do our greatest to catch you up.
Oliver O’Connell26 December 2020 14:41
Good morning and welcome to our rolling protection of developments in US politics and the Trump administration.
We’ll be updating you on the newest information out of Washington, DC and Mar-a-Lago.
Oliver O’Connell26 December 2020 14:37
