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Georgia Republicans tell Trump his election fantasy is not their problem

Trump’s demand that Georgia lawmakers convene a special session to meddle with the state’s presidential results ran straight into a wall of Republican resistance. The governor and other state leaders were publicly brushing off the idea, making clear they had no interest in helping Trump overturn Joe Biden’s win. For a president who wanted party discipline, this was a very public example of the local GOP refusing to get drafted into his reality show.

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Georgia Republicans tell Trump his election fantasy is not their problem

Trump’s demand that Georgia lawmakers convene a special session to meddle with the state’s presidential results ran straight into a wall of Republican resistance. The governor and other state leaders were publicly brushing off the idea, making clear they had no interest in helping Trump overturn Joe Biden’s win. For a president who wanted party discipline, this was a very public example of the local GOP refusing to get drafted into his reality show.

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Georgia Republicans tell Trump his election fantasy is not their problem

Trump’s demand that Georgia lawmakers convene a special session to meddle with the state’s presidential results ran straight into a wall of Republican resistance. The governor and other state leaders were publicly brushing off the idea, making clear they had no interest in helping Trump overturn Joe Biden’s win. For a president who wanted party discipline, this was a very public example of the local GOP refusing to …

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