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Biggest D.C. Snowstorm in Years Threatens to Derail 2024 Election Certification as Congress Flees Capital Despite Advisory to Stay
Gateway Pundit ^ | January 5, 2025 | Jim Hoft

Posted on 01/05/2025 10:31:56 AM PST by Macho MAGA Man

A powerful winter storm is set to sweep through the nation’s capital, potentially delivering the heaviest snowfall seen since January 2022, or even as far back as 2019.

This looming weather event threatens to disrupt Monday’s planned certification of the 2024 presidential election results.

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for Washington, D.C., effective from 10:00 PM Sunday until 1:00 AM Tuesday, forecasting heavy mixed precipitation and urging residents to avoid travel during this period.

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The severe weather is likely to impact aviation and render roads impassable, posing significant challenges for the Monday morning and evening commutes.

The timing couldn’t be more consequential, with the heaviest snowfall forecasted during the Monday morning commute—the very day Congress is set to certify the presidential election results.

Reports have emerged that several members of Congress have already fled the capital over the weekend, defying advisories to remain in D.C.

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), one of President Trump’s staunchest allies, took to social media to lambast her colleagues.

“January 6th at 1:00 pm Congress must certify President Trump’s historic election,” Greene declared in a fiery tweet.

“Washington has a winter storm warning for Jan 5-7th expecting possibly a foot of snow. Many members of Congress left town this weekend even though they were told to stay. I’m here and will walk to the Capitol if I have to.”

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TOPICS: Government; Local News; Politics; Weather
KEYWORDS: certificationdelay; congress; snowstorm; trumpcertification
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What else can go wrong? 😔
1 posted on 01/05/2025 10:31:56 AM PST by Macho MAGA Man
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To: Macho MAGA Man

The foot of snow is for the mountains far from Washington DC. I am sure DC will get 5 inches or less.


2 posted on 01/05/2025 10:50:54 AM PST by vaskypilot
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To: Macho MAGA Man

Why would they leave washington because of the threat of a snow storm, when their job is to be there to be in Congress?

The new session of CONGRESS were just sworn in. WHY would they leave town to be intentionally absent?


3 posted on 01/05/2025 10:55:19 AM PST by Dilbert San Diego
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To: vaskypilot

All the reports we’ve seen are saying we will have between 6 and 10 inches.

The real problem here is usually ice.


4 posted on 01/05/2025 10:57:37 AM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: Dilbert San Diego
WHY would they leave town to be intentionally absent?

To delay certification. They hope they can come up with four years of delays.

5 posted on 01/05/2025 10:59:53 AM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery, wildlife and climbing, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: vaskypilot

Lighten up, Frances.

For the 20500 ZIP code area, today’s forecast is 35F and overcast. Tomorrow’s forecast is 30F with 3 in of snow. Partly to mostly cloudy for the next week.

Take a few deep breaths, Jim. It will be business as usual (for DC).


6 posted on 01/05/2025 11:01:04 AM PST by AF_Blue ("America is all about speed. Hot, nasty, bad ass speed." - Eleanor Roosevelt, 1936)
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To: AF_Blue

Just re-convene in the western white house at Mar-A-Lago Florida.


7 posted on 01/05/2025 11:05:18 AM PST by spokeshave (Proud Boys, Angry Dads. Grumpy Grandads & Curmudgeons)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

Uuuggggh! Dumbocrats and RINOs using the weather as an excuse to stop Trump’s certification. Hopefully, this is a “members-present” exercise.


8 posted on 01/05/2025 11:08:33 AM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (FBI out of Florida!)
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To: Dilbert San Diego

My thoughts also.


9 posted on 01/05/2025 11:10:37 AM PST by Churchillspirit (Pray for President Trump)
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To: AF_Blue

https://www.accuweather.com/en/us/washington/20006/weather-warnings/327659?alertId=2771284&areaId=district-of-columbia


10 posted on 01/05/2025 11:11:48 AM PST by cgbg (It is time to pull the Deep State out of the mass media--like ticks from a dog.)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

Mar a lago is the place you outta to be, just load up the limo and move to Trumps retreat!


11 posted on 01/05/2025 11:12:05 AM PST by albie (U)
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To: vaskypilot; Macho MAGA Man

WJLA TV weather is forecasting 4-9 inches of snow for the DC Metro area from tonight (Sun) through late tomorrow (Mon)


12 posted on 01/05/2025 11:18:09 AM PST by GreyFriar (Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
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To: Macho MAGA Man
I'm going over to Monkey Werx US to see if there has been any cloud seeding near the Capitol.
When storm systems move through one of our cloud seeding project areas, a solution containing a small amount of silver iodide is burned from ground-based generators or released from aircraft. Upon reaching the cloud, the silver iodide acts as an ice forming nuclei to aid in the production of snowflakes.

13 posted on 01/05/2025 11:19:22 AM PST by higgmeister (In the Shadow of The Big Chicken! )
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To: Dilbert San Diego
The new session of CONGRESS were just sworn in. WHY would they leave town to be intentionally absent?

So they wouldn't have a quorum in Congress thus not being able to Certify the election.

14 posted on 01/05/2025 11:23:17 AM PST by higgmeister (In the Shadow of The Big Chicken! )
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To: Jamestown1630

Nothing that an AWD or FWD car can’t usually handle.

Is someone just being dramatic?


15 posted on 01/05/2025 11:26:34 AM PST by OKSooner (Always remember to say "After the fair trial".)
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To: vaskypilot

To save, ya know, democracy and all


16 posted on 01/05/2025 11:33:46 AM PST by ChildOfThe60s (If you can remember the 60s, you weren't really there)
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To: higgmeister

I don’t see a lot of information on this, but in a joint session, the quorum needed is apparently a simple majority of each chamber.


17 posted on 01/05/2025 11:38:14 AM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: OKSooner

I don’t know; apparently some here suspect there are people trying to upset the final certification. It seems to me that would be hard to do if not impossible.


18 posted on 01/05/2025 11:39:50 AM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; BraveMan; cardinal4; ...
That's no excuse. Anyone not on hand to vote, given the warning and the relative ease of transportation in 2025, is an Insurrectionist trying to destroy Our Democracy, and should be hanged.

19 posted on 01/05/2025 11:40:14 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: Macho MAGA Man

Oh no— 5 inches of snow. We need the cartoon graphic of stick men running yelling “oh nos!” This is ludicrous bait clicking by GP. Must FReepers always respond to the fear mongers? Cause of course, NOTHING is prepared for Monday— right-— we know this—right? No, we don’t know shite.


20 posted on 01/05/2025 11:41:04 AM PST by John S Mosby ( Sic Semper Tyrannis )
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