Rep. Fleischmann Warns of ‘Nightmare’ Scenario if Georgia Votes Democrat in Senate Runoffs: ‘God Forbid’ if Kamala Harris Breaks TiesMatthew Boyle 1 Dec 2020 Washington, DC
Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN) told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview this weekend that he is concerned about a potential “nightmare†scenario whereby the Democrats would take control of the United States Senate if their candidates somehow won the U.S. Senate runoff elections on Jan. 5 in Georgia.
Fleischmann, who appeared on Breitbart News Saturday on SiriusXM 125 the Patriot Channel from his Chattanooga-anchored congressional district which borders Georgia to the north in Tennessee, urged Georgians to reelect Sens. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) and David Perdue (R-GA) in the upcoming runoff races on Jan. 5. Loeffler and Perdue will face Democrats Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff respectively, and if the Democrats somehow took both of these seats then the Senate would be a 50-50 tie between Democrats and Republicans. That would mean whoever the Vice President of the United States is next year would be the deciding vote on which party controls the Senate and on major legislation.
While President Donald Trump continues to challenge the election results, former Vice President Joe Biden—the Democrat presidential candidate—currently leads in enough places to win the presidency. Biden has established, alongside his running mate Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA), an “office of the president-elect,†and even as Trump continues his challenges the president has granted Biden’s team access to the General Services Administration (GSA) for resources to conduct a formal transition team. All of the states that Trump is challenging have certified Biden victories, and all that remains ahead are the slating of electors and then a formal electoral college vote. As such, assuming Biden succeeds in fending off Trump’s challenges, then Harris would become the Vice President next year and would cut ties in the Senate. So if the Democrats take these Georgia seats, then Harris—and now Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer—would assume control under that scenario of the upper chamber of Congress.
Asked about this scenario during his appearance on Breitbart News Saturday’s Thanksgiving weekend radio special, Fleischmann described it as a “nightmare†for America.
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