Trump Urges GOP Senators to ‘Step Up and Fight for the Presidency’

U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump walk to board Air Force One prior to departure from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland as they travel to Mar-a-lago for Christmas and New Year's on Dec. 23, 2020. SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images

President Donald Trump called on Republican senators to “step up and fight for the presidency” as they continue to distance themselves from efforts to challenge Electoral College results on Jan. 6.

“Time for Republican Senators to step up and fight for the Presidency, like the Democrats would do if they had actually won,” Trump wrote on Dec. 26 in a series of Twitter posts.