Congress Meets To Count Electoral Votes; Donald Trump Again Pressures Mike Pence To Overturn Results

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President Donald Trump again insisted , speaking to very large crowds of supporters just outside the White House, again pressured Vice President Mike Pence to move to overturn the results of the presidential election during a joint session of Congress on Wednesday.But Pence has no authority to do so, as his role presiding over Congress’ counting of the electoral votes, which will certify Joe Biden’s win, is largely ceremonial.“Mike Pence is going to have to come through for us, because if he doesn’t, that will be a sad day for our country, because you have sworn to uphold the Constitution,” he said.Among the cable news networks, CNN and MSNBC did not carry the speech; Fox News did.Appearing before the huge crowds that stretched from the