MIKE'S FIGHT
Pence says ‘we’re going to keep fighting’ to overturn election after Trump raged VP is not doing enough
VICE President Mike Pence has said the Trump campaign is “going to keep fighting” to overturn the election results – after the president alleged Pence wasn’t doing enough.
In on Tuesday, told a group of young Make America Great Again supporters: “As our contest continues, I'll make you a promise. We’re going to keep fighting until every legal vote is counted.”
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“We're going to keep fighting until every illegal vote is thrown out,” he told the summit of Turning Point USA – a group for conservative high school and college students.
Earlier on Tuesday, it was reported that has supposedly been complaining about Pence and a Lincoln Project ad that indicates the VP is "backing away" from Trump after he lost the 2020 race to .
The ad claimed Pence would "put the nail in [Trump's] political coffin" on January 6 when he presides over the vote "to prove Joe Biden won."
"It's over and Mike Pence knows it," the ominous video concluded.
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Now, insiders say the outgoing leader of the is questioning Pence's loyalty and would view him validating the results as an unspeakable betrayal.
He has also reportedly targeted White House counsel Pat Cipollone, Secretary of State Pompeo, and after his election conspiracy theories failed to overturn the result.
that things have gotten so tense at Pennsylvania Avenue that top aides are trying to stay away from the West Wing to avoid Trump's ire.
While in Florida, however, Pence continued to signal his support for Trump and for his supporters to “stay in the fight.”
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“Stay in the fight. Stay in the fight in our election. Stay in the fight in Georgia’s election. And stay in the fight every day that follows!
“We’re going to keep counting until every illegal vote is thrown out. We’re going to win , we’re going to save America.
“And we’ll never stop fighting to make America great again. You watch,” Pence said.
According to Axios, Potus is lashing out any anyone who is not in "the Department of Homeland Security or the military to impound voting machines” camp and considers everyone else weak, the outlet reported.
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Sources told the news outlet that he's also been asking his advisers whether it's possible to get state legislators to walk back or rescind their votes and becoming enraged when he's told no.
On Monday, he reportedly held a meeting in the Oval Office and pressed House members about a long-shot bid to overturn Biden's win on January 6.
Pence will preside over the joint session of Congress that day and CNN reported House and Senate Republicans may launch a marathon debate on the floor, which would spill over to January 7.
Trump also reportedly lambasted McConnell – who congratulated Biden – in a PowerPoint presentation he sent out to GOP lawmakers, saying the senator was "the first one off the ship."
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The Sun contacted the Trump campaign for comment on Tuesday.
Outgoing Attorney General was also on the receiving end of Trump's outrage when it emerged that he tried to keep the probe into 's taxes under wraps before the election.
Additionally, Barr said he could find no evidence of the widespread voter fraud Trump peddled on social media.
Yesterday, the head of the Department of Justice told reporters there is "" after Trump's baseless allegations as GOP calls mounting for to investigate Biden's son.
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"If I thought a special counsel at this stage was the right tool, and was appropriate, I would name one but I haven't and I'm not going to," he said.
"I've already commented on fraud," he said a few minutes earlier. "Let me just say that there are [is] fraud in most elections, we're too tolerant of it."
"And I'm sure there was fraud in this election but I was commenting on the extent to which we had looked at suggestions or allegations of systemic or broad-based fraud that would effect the outcome of the election.
"I already spoke to that and I stand by that statement."
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During the conference, Barr said Biden's son's case was “being handled responsibly and professionally" by the FBI.
After Hunter, 50, revealed Delaware prosecutors had contacted his legal team, Trump announced Barr would be leaving his role by Christmas and replaced by Jeff Rosen.
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