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6 Jan, 17 tweets, 11 min read
Rev. Warnock's victory is the first time a Democrat has won a Senate race in Georgia in 20 years and gives the Democrats the chance to regain control of the Senate for at least the first two years of the Biden presidency

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The Leader of the Senate Democrats Chuck Schumer has declared himself the new Senate Majority Leader, despite the fact that the race between Jon Ossoff and David Perdue has yet to be declared.

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The President is tweeting...

...and has reacted to Jon Ossoff's declaration of victory over David Perdue with typical good grace and decorum 👀

👉 'President Trump has disrespected the American voters'

Mitt Romney, Senator of Utah, has hit back at President Trump after getting harassed by a flight full of Trump supporters and he did not mince his words, reports @Josiensor

David Perdue currently sits .4% behind Jon Ossoff with a few strong Democrat counties yet to finish reporting. That translates as a roughly 88,000 vote difference.

If two candidates are within a 0.5 percentage point margin or less, either one is able to request a recount #GASEN
Republican Gabriel Sterling is asked by a reporter whether he has seen any sign of malfeasance, he says:

"There is no evidence of any irregularities. The biggest thing we've seen is from the president's fertile mind"

#GASEN

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Donald Trump is set to address the "Stop the Steal" rally soon

Rudy Giuliani, Trump's personal lawyer, is warming up the huge crowd, saying he's willing to stake his reputation and Trump's reputation on there being fraud in the presidential election.

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"We will never give up, we will never concede"

Donald Trump is speaking at the "Save America" rally in Washington DC. He says: “These people are not going to take it any longer. They’re not going to take it any longer.

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Trump has encouraged the sizable crowd gathered in DC to march on the Capitol during Electoral College certification later today

The crowd will cheer on Members of Congress in real time who object to the certification of Joe Biden

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A group led by US Representative Louis Gohmert has just filed for administrative stay and interim relief with the Supreme Court over the certification of the election results. #StopTheSteaI

Our Washington Correspondent @RozinaSabur reports on the ground at the #StopTheSteaI rally and speaks to some of @realDonaldTrump's supporters

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It appears Trump supporters have breached the Capitol building, tearing down four layers of security fencing.

This comes after the president called on those gathered at the rally in Washington DC to march to the Capitol

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Several Members of Congress are tweeting that the violent protests on the Capitol have forced them to evacuate their offices.

Police are reportedly now arresting a number of the protesters #SaveAmericaRally #StopTheSteaI

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“Does anybody believe that Joe got 80 million votes? Does anybody believe that?” @realDonaldTrump asked the crowd at the #SaveAmericaRally

"NO!" many shout back. “He got 80m computer votes. It’s a disgrace."

Latest here 👇

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"We're here to save America, we're here to #StopTheSteaI"

@RozinaSabur speaks to a @realDonaldTrump supporter at the #SaveAmericaRally

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What message do you want to send?

"Trump supporters are not crazy, destroying property, setting things on fire. we believe in our cause" #StopTheSteaI

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A @realDonaldTrump supporter at the #StopTheSteaI rally says "I'm fighting for my country, America.

"I'm here to give my life, I'm not afraid"

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📌 A clenched fist, and a call for action 📌

At midday President Trump addresses his supporters at a rally near the White House. He tells the crowd he wants his vice president, Mike Pence, to do "the right thing" and refuse to recognise Joe Biden as the election winner Image
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The latest news from the US:

📌 Four people have died in Washington after Trump protesters stormed the Capitol

📌 52 people have been arrested

📌 Officials are discussing the 25th amendment to remove Donald Trump

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DC Mayor Muriel Bowser has ordered a citywide curfew for the District of Columbia from 6:00 pm tonight until 6:00 am tomorrow morning

Things have quickly got out of control at the Capitol and police and National Guard seem unable to fend off the crowds

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6 Jan
🔷 Rev. Raphael Warnock has become the first Democrat to win a Georgia Senate race in 20 years

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The politician spoke to voters via MSNBC this morning

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Warnock is a pastor at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta where civil rights leader Martin Luther King once preached.

He will become Georgia's first Black senator
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Boris Johnson will be holding a press conference at 5pm today following last night's announcement of a national lockdown in England.

Professor Chris Whitty and Sir Patrick Vallance will join him

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Boris Johnson confirms 1.3m people in UK vaccinated so far

The Prime Minister says by February 15, the NHS is committed to offering a vaccination to everyone in the top four at-risk groups

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The PM promises the "maximum transparency" possible about the vaccine.

The first slide shows "a steady increase in rates" and the second shows roughly 1 in 50 people have the virus

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