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Trump tells supporters that Pence alone can secure a second Trump term

Date
2021-01-06
Entry type
public-pressure-campaign
Current status
Demand rejected as outside the vice president's authority

Early-morning posts demanded that Pence send certified votes back and framed compliance as 'extreme courage.'

Entities and roles

Relationships in this file

  1. Donald J. Trumpvice president and running mateMike Pence

Claims and evidence

  1. factdocumented

    At 1:00 a.m. and 8:17 a.m., Trump publicly asserted that Pence could send electoral votes back to states and thereby make Trump win. The claim conflicted with advice Trump had received from Pence, Pence's counsel, White House counsel, and Eastman's own concessions. The posts converted a rejected legal theory into a loyalty demand directed at the sitting vice president.