More California Republican Leaders Pledge to Oppose Certifying Biden’s Election Win

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🗓️ 5 January 2021

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Despite President Donald Trump’s resounding loss in California during his bid for re-election last November, many Republican leaders in the state are supporting his efforts to overturn the results of the national election. Rep. Mike Garcia, who represents California’s 25th district north of Los Angeles, said Monday he joined a group of House Republicans who oppose certifying the election for President-elect Joe Biden. Another is Rep. Devin Nunes of Fresno, to whom Trump awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Monday. Political observers say Trump’s efforts are futile, improper and possibly illegal, but many in his party are sticking with him. We discuss the Californian leaders who support Trump and what it means for the Republican Party in California, a state where Democrats dominate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:01.4	Though President Trump lost in California by a wide margin last November, many Republican leaders from the state remain loyal to him as he tries to overturn the election he lost, from Fresno
1:11.8	Representative Devin Nunes, who Trump has awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom,
1:16.2	to Congressman Mike Garcia, who barely won re-election in his L.A. and Ventura County District,
1:21.9	but has announced he'll oppose the certification of President-elect Joe Biden's victory.
1:26.8	We look at the political calculations of California's Republican leaders
1:30.1	and the party's prospects here after a Trump presidency.
1:33.7	That's next on Forum. I'm Mina Kim. As President Trump moves from venting his frustration at his election loss with claims of fraud, to going as far as pressuring Georgia elections officials to find him votes or Republican lawmakers to oppose certification of Joe Biden's electoral college victory,
2:05.6	many California Republican leaders are remaining loyal to him, even after he resoundingly lost the state.
2:11.6	In this hour, we discuss what's behind GOP support for Trump in California and why some political observers are optimistic
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