Republicans face test of loyalty to Trump as Congress meets to certify election

Posted on AllSides January 6th, 2021
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US Congress, Electoral College

After four years of defending and emboldening Donald Trump, Republicans in Congress on Wednesday will face their most consequential test of loyalty yet: to indulge the president’s brazen and meritless attempt to overturn the results an election he lost, or to uphold the democratic process and certify Joe Biden as the next president of the United States.

A handful of congressional Republicans are preparing to object to the certification of the electoral college results when Congress meets on Wednesday, turning what is traditionally a perfunctory affair into Trump’s last stand....

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