2020 Presidential Election - Page 45

January 7, 2021

After Capitol riots, AOC demands Cruz, Hawley resign from Senate

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called on Sens. Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley to resign or face expulsion from Congress, accusing the Republican lawmakers of fomenting Wednesday's violent riots at the U.S. Capitol. 

January 7, 2021

After Capitol rioting and Georgia Senate defeats, Trump’s clout with some Republicans takes hit

The president is reeling following the storming of the Capitol on Wednesday by Trump supporters who were encouraged by the president at a rally near the White House.

January 7, 2021

Pence 'angry' after Trump says he 'didn't have the courage' to overturn election, Inhofe says

Longtime lawmaker Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., said he'd never seen Vice President Pence as "angry" as he was when President Trump pressured him to decertify and return the results of the presidential election back to the states.

January 7, 2021

Capitol rioters no different than far-left fringe who committed violence last summer: Fleischer

Fox News contributor Ari Fleischer said Thursday there was no distinction between right-wing rioters who breached the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday and the left-wing fringe that committed violence in cities throughout the summer, saying all such violence must be condemned.

January 7, 2021

Coverage of Capitol protests by mainstream media called out, compared to months of anti-police violence

The media went out of its way in 2020 to paint sometimes-violent protests across the nation as mostly "peaceful," but finally came around on Wednesday to the notion that mayhem and anarchy is always unacceptable – all it took was Trump supporters causing the chaos to spark a swift change of heart.

January 7, 2021

US Capitol riots leave 5 dead, 70 arrested: DC police

Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Wednesday confirmed there will be an extension of the public emergency for the next 15 days after pro-Trump protestors stormed the U.S. Capitol in an unprecedented breach of an American government institution.

January 7, 2021

US Capitol violence eroded Senate support for Electoral College objections

Senate support for objecting to certification of the Electoral College vote fell away after pro-Trump protesters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.

January 7, 2021

Kim Kardashian's 'final straw' was Kanye West's 2020 presidential campaign: report

Kanye West's dream of being president of the United States soured his marriage to Kim Kardashian, according to a new report.

January 7, 2021

Trump promises 'orderly transition' on Jan. 20 after Electoral College results certified

President Trump promised an "orderly transition" on Jan. 20 after Congress early Thursday certified the Electoral College vote that gave Democrat Joe Biden his presidential victory.

January 7, 2021

Biden’s Electoral College victory certified -- hours after Capitol chaos

The U.S. Congress early Thursday certified the Electoral College vote that gave Democrat Joe Biden his presidential victory -- after a day in Washington that was marred by pro-Trump protesters storming the U.S. Capitol.