Done Donald ingores climbing virus deaths

The U.S. has reported more than 3,000 coronavirus deaths per day throughout this week and hospitals across the country are at a breaking point because of spiking infection rates — but thankfully President Trump is focused on what really matters: Overturning the election he lost.

Trump, who rarely acknowledges the painful reality of the American coronavirus crisis, took renewed aim at Senate Republicans on Friday for rebuffing his last-ditch demand to invalidate Joe Biden’s election victory in a joint session of Congress next month.

“@Senatemajldr and Republican senators have to get tougher, or you won’t have a Republican Party anymore. We won the presidential election, by a lot,” Trump tweeted ridiculously, tagging Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.). “FIGHT FOR IT. Don’t let them take it away!”

Trump’s desperate bid to subvert the election has failed at every turn, but that isn’t stopping him from putting pressure on Republicans to try one last time to flip the results when the House and the Senate convene on Jan. 6 to count the Electoral College votes.

The Electoral College count, the final constitutional step before Biden’s Jan. 20 inauguration, is mostly a formality, and there’s virtually no chance that lawmakers will rescind the election results.

Still, some Trump-loyal House Republicans are vowing to challenge slates of electoral votes during the joint session.

If they get at least one GOP senator onboard with such a challenge, both the House and the Senate will be mandated to debate the matter, creating an opportunity for Republicans to show just how loyal they are to the outgoing president.

Ultimately, any challenges are destined to fail, as at least some Democrats would need to offer support for electors to be thrown out.

In addition, McConnell, the top Republican in Congress, has already instructed his caucus to not entertain any challenges to Biden’s 306-232 Electoral College victory.

“The Electoral College has spoken. So, today, I want to congratulate President-elect Joe Biden,” McConnell said on Tuesday, finally acknowledging the reality of the Nov. 3 election results.

A spokesman for McConnell did not return a request for comment after Trump’s Friday missive.