The President of the United States of America (USA) Donald Trump today unsuccessfully pressured the governor of Georgia to convene a special legislative session aimed at annulling the results of the presidential elections in that state, as Trump's fixation on defeat overshadowed his party's campaign to save the majority in the Senate.
Trump spoke by phone with Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, hours before he was scheduled to appear at a rally in Valdosta, Georgia, where Republicans had hoped he would focus his energy on getting his supporters to vote on Jan. 5. for two candidates of that party who will fight for seats in the Senate.
But it remains an open question whether his first political rally after the election will be a mission to help his party or himself.
Hours before the rally, Trump asked Kemp to call a legislative session, which a top Georgia government official said the governor refused.
Trump asked the governor to order verification of voter signatures on envelopes that mailed ballots to.
Some Republicans fear that Trump speaking at a rally about election fraud could harm his party colleagues.
Two Republicans, David Perdue and Kelly Leoffler are fighting for two seats in the Senate.
Democrats need a double victory for a majority in the Senate, and if Republicans win just one senator, then they will still have control of that body and will be able to block most of the proposals of the new US President Joseph Biden.
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