GEORGIA UPDATE:
*Rev. Raphael Warnock is elected, defeating GOP Sen. Kelly Loeffler.
*Jon Ossoff holds a 16,000-vote lead over Sen. David Perdue, but race is still too close to call. washingtonpost.com/politics/perdu…
Senator-Elect Raphael Warnock thanks Georgia voters after defeating GOP Sen. Kelly Loeffler in Georgia runoff. nbcnews.com/politics/2020-…
If Georgia is now blue, how far behind is Texas?
(Related: @SenTedCruz is on the wrong side of history.)
|@SteveKornacki making a strong case on MSNBC right now that Democrat Jon Ossoff’s 16,000-vote lead will continue to grow (and perhaps double) as mail-in ballots are counted in Georgia runoff.
Georgia winner Raphael Warnock channels Dr. King on @Morning_Joe: "We’re tied in a single garment of destiny.”
GEORGIA UPDATE: New vote totals show Democrat Jon Ossoff up by 17,025 with about 98 percent of the vote reported. nytimes.com/interactive/20…
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In new video, Donald Trump condemns the rioters at the U.S. Capitol: "You do not represent our country.”
Only a day before he said about these same people: “We love you; you’re very special.”
(Not linking to his new tweet.)
In the video, Trump says he’s now turning to the “smooth orderly and seamless transition of power.” But he still refuses to congratulate Joe Biden or even recognize him as the President-Elect.
Related: Trump’s Twitter access has been restored.
Trump has spent weeks promoting this event; right-wing allies amplified the message and vowed to use force; yet the Capitol Police were still woefully unprepared.
|@LindseyGrahamSC spent the past 4 years aiding and abetting Donald Trump, but last night he said “enough is enough” and “count me out” of effort to overturn the vote.
He also said, "Trump and I, we had a hell of a journey."
Washington Post Editorial Board calls for the removal of Donald Trump from office. "The president is unfit to remain in office for the next 14 days." wapo.st/2MxMupe?tid=ss…
GOP Senator Tom Cotton: "It’s past time for the president to accept the results of the election, quit misleading the American people, and repudiate mob violence.” cotton.senate.gov/news/press-rel…
Donald Trump is greeted with cheers as he calls in to Republican National Committee meeting. One person in the room yells, “We love you!” washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/…
After US judge rejects his ridiculous case to disenfranchise Biden voters, GOP Rep. Louie Gohmert suggests that Trump supporters will resort to street violence. politico.com/news/2021/01/0…
Madness update: Ted Cruz and 10 other GOP Senators say they will not vote to certify Biden electors unless audit is conducted. washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/…
Ted Cruz and his lot are forcing GOP senators to take sides in their futile and dangerous plot to overturn the election. Yesterday, Senators Lisa Murkowski, Pat Toomey and Mitt Romney said they would have no part in it. thehill.com/homenews/senat…
After abrupt imposition of Tier 4 lockdown measures, London announces officers will block people from fleeing the city by car or train. theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/d…