January 6 vote a final litmus test for Pence’s loyalty to Trump
Ratifying the results of the US election, usually a formality, falls to the vice-president, and Trump is unlikely to let it be business as usual
04 January 2021 - 11:15
US President Donald Trump will make his last stand to overturn his election loss on January 6 when vice-president Mike Pence presides over a congressional session to ratify November’s results, an event that threatens to strain the relationship between the two men.
Trump’s refusal to concede and his obsession with overturning the will of voters means the ceremony poses a test for his most loyal subordinate...
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