Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan tells 'Fox & Friends' why he is objecting to certify election results.
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Brian, you made it look easy
twenty three after the hour
over one hundred lawmakers ready to
challenge the electoral college, results and object to Joe
results and object to Joe
Bidens victory, including Jim
Jordan, who joins us now.
What is your approach to this?
We are in uncharted waters.
I watched Matt Gates. He said
republican leadership is
contemplating taking the one
hour. You have to present your
objections in each state to
giving part of that time to
Republicans who dont support
the objection.
What can you tell me about
this?
This is about defending the
constitution.
The founders placed authority
with the United States
Congress.
We should do our duty because
we know five states. Five key
states that were critical in
this election changed election
law in an unconstitutional
fashion was Arizona. The first
state we debate, Arizona law is
clear. Registration date
October 5th they went,
Democrats went to court Obama
appointed judge to say we will
extend eighteen days, just change, it
unilaterally went around the
constitution, and that was the
template. They did it in state
after state because they knew
under the real rules of the
legislature. According to the
constitution, they have been
trying and trying impeachment the Mueller thing: the Mueller,
the Mueller thing, the Mueller
special counsel, the opening of
the crossfire hurricane
investigation tried to get rid
of Donald Trump and they
couldnt do it. So they said you
know what we are going to do,
change the rules and they did
it in an unconstitutional
fashion and Democrats never
wanted to talk about it.
We asked for investigations for
nine week so todays the day the founders gave to Congress
the ultimate day of
the ultimate day of
significance, and we will have
that debate on the house, floor,
Brian for Pandemic reasons or
party reasons. They changed the
rules in Pennsylvania, Arizona
and Georgia, but why wasnt this
brought up ahead of time,
your in Ohio and they did
without controversy
Florida. We always focus on Florida, not this time
Florida, not this time.
Why, ahead of time, werent we
talking about this in September
and October,
we put out a report in
September that this is what
Democrats are doing. We let the
world know the we had hearings
in the summer where they
brought in the postmaster
general.
They were planning this times.
The Trump campaign went to
court to stop it, but they went
to Democrat Judges, Democrat
secretaries of State Democrat
governors, Democrat County
clerks, who unilaterally changed
the law and did it in an
unconstitutional fashion.
When that happened, the only
remedy left according to the
constitution is the United States Congress, and that is
States Congress, and that is
what this is about.
They understand this doesnt
happen. We dont have this
debate and prevail. What they
said about the future of this
country, the constitutional in
our country. What is at stake
and people who left this rally
get that.
That is why they are here.
Brian. Do you worry about the
future of the party?
I worry about the future of
the country.
Brian. Can I finish:
do you worry about the future?
A lot of your friends not
standing with the hundred
a lot of your friends on the
Senate side are not standing
with the thirteen.
Do you worry about them? The
next day, as opposed to your
group, the next day
im focus on the
constitution on the country,
and we will have the debate.
Sometimes in a debate you
persuade people. Imagine that
persuading people to change
their position.
That is what this is about.
I am all for having this
debate.
If you follow congressional with them, you never kick the
with them. You never kick the
ball off at half the game
they wouldnt have showed up.
They showed up and kicked their
tail, so our job is to present
this information in a
compelling way on the house
floor for the american people
to see, and our colleagues
Brian. I know you do that for
me, so I can understand
if they can from the electric
college results. Is it MIKE
Pences fault?
The debate we have in presenting the evidence showing
presenting the evidence showing
in state after state Democrats
took this pattern and template
that they would go around the
state legislature around the
constitution, which is so clear
time and place determining
election done by the state
legislature convincing our
colleagues. They cannot certify
those electors.
Anyone who saw this
congressman from Ohio over the
last three and 3 quarter years, we
had a chance to see you in
different settings and even
democrats have to bring to the
table that did not go by the
president.
What is that like?
I am grateful.
This is something I dont
deserve, but I appreciate this
president and his leadership
has so many Americans do and
our family is honored by this
and so supportive that my
colleague, Devon Nunez received
that honor on Monday of this
week,
Brian too many wrestlers with
that metal.
It is a problem
that was a fun ceremony, a.
Transcript generated on 2021-01-06.