Donald Trump has piled even more pressure on his Vice President, Mike Pence, to interfere on his behalf when Congress counts the electoral votes to formalise Joe Biden’s victory later this week.
Mr Trump held a campaign rally in Georgia on Monday evening, US time, ahead of tomorrow’s two crucial run-off Senate elections, in which incumbent Republicans David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler are fending off challenges from Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, respectively.
The special elections are necessary because no candidate received a majority of the vote on November 3. They will determine which party controls the Senate for the next two years.
The Republicans only need to win one race to retain their majority in the chamber. Should the Democrats win both, however, the Senate will be split 50/50, leaving incoming vice president Kamala Harris with the tiebreaking vote.
So, tomorrow’s outcome could give the Democrats control of the entire US government, or give the Republicans the…