No. 2 GOP Senator: Attempts to Undo Elections Would ‘Go Down Like a Gunned Dog’

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Her. John ThuneJohn Randolph ThuneCongress Approves One-Day Emergency Bill Before Closing Deadline Negotiators Solve Last-Minute Problems as COVID Bill Closes Closer to Finish Congress Closes Major Coronavirus Control Deal, Government Funding (SD), the Senate’s No. 2 Republican, warned Monday that attempts to challenge the Electoral College’s vote in Congress next month would fall short in the Senate.

The GOP Senator – who has publicly and privately pushed back against the effort led by Rep. Mo BrooksMorris (Mo) Jackson Brooks GOP lawmakers more often appear on Newsmax The Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by Mastercard – COVID-19 relief, omnibus calls go to Sen.-elect Tuberville wire suggests he will make an effort to challenge Electoral College vote MORE (R-Ala.) – argued that it would be pointless to force both chambers to vote on an objection to the electoral college that “is going nowhere”.

“I mean, in the Senate it would … go down like a shot dog,” Thune told reporters. “I just don’t think it makes much sense to get everyone through this when you know what the final result will be.”

His comments come after a group of home conservatives meet President TrumpDonald Trump Trump Signs Bill to Extend Government Funding for 24 Hours Congress Approves One-Day Emergency Bill Before Closing Deadline What’s in Coronavirus Bill 0 Billion MORE and Vice President Pence at the White House Monday to devise a strategy for the attempt to challenge the Electoral College votes when Congress formally meets to count and certify the votes next month.

Big meeting today with @realDonaldTrump, @VP, the president’s legal team,
@freedomcaucus and other members of Congress. I will object to Georgian voters on January 6. The courts are refusing to hear the president’s trial. We’re going to make sure people can! Rep. Jody did IJody Brownlow HiceGOP Lawmakers Make More Appearances On Newsmax Top GOP Lawmakers Call For Removal Of Swalwell From Intelligence Commission Republicans Press FBI For Briefing On Attempts By Chinese Government Agents To Gain Influence With Lawmakers MORE (R-Ga.) Tweeted about the meeting.

Brooks has said he has spoken to Senate Republicans who are open to his plan, although no one has said they intend to object. Sen.-elect Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) Has said he is considering it, something that earned him public praise from Trump. A group of 2024 hopefuls is also being watched closely.

Thune said on Monday that he did not know of a GOP senator, or an incoming GOP senator, who had committed to contest the election results on Jan. 6.

“I don’t know where they get that from. I’ve seen public statements from a few Republicans, incoming Republicans, but I don’t know if anyone is committed to doing it,” he said when a reporter noted House Republicans claim a senator supports their efforts.

The pressure from Brooks and others to use Congressional vote to lengthen the election campaign has highlighted the divisions between House and Senate Republicans, who have made it clear that they are ready to move forward.

Thune, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnell Trump signs bill to extend government funding for 24 hours Surprise medical bill prevention included in year-end legislative package Congress agrees 0 stimulus checks MORE (R-Ky.) And Sen. Roy BluntRoy Dean BluntOvernight Defense: AI Co-Pilots Air Force Flight For The First Time | Government funding, COVID-19 relief hits last-minute snags | Top Veteran Groups Call for Wilkie’s Overnight Health Care Dismissal: Trump Official Urged Herd Immunity and Called Contamination of Low-Risk Americans | Congress close to deal with coronavirus, including stimulus checks | US Officials Had to Return Pfizer Vaccine Doses After Getting Too Cold Sweeping COVID-19, Spending Deal Hits Speed ​​Bumps (R-Mo.), A member of the GOP leadership and the chair of the Senate Committee, last week used a private caucus call to warn members of the caucus against contesting the results on Jan. 6.

Several House Republicans have said they support Brooks’s efforts, but to successfully force a debate and vote on his objection, he needs the support of at least one GOP senator. According to the Congressional Research Service, that has only happened twice since 1887.

If both a member of parliament and a senator object, the two houses must meet separately, discuss the matter, and then have a majority vote in both houses to maintain the objection to a state late. A legislator has never been able to successfully throw away the results of a state.

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