President Joe Biden? Donald Trump tweets suggest he knows that will happen

David Jackson, USA TODAY
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WASHINGTON – Does Donald Trump believe the end is near?

Some of Trump's many tweets on Thursday suggest he does, even as he presses ahead with lawsuits in several states challenging wins that delivered Joe Biden the White House in the Nov. 3 election.

Intentionally or not, Trump re-tweeted several items Thursday warning about the prospect of a Democratic-controlled U.S. Senate – something that can only happen if Biden becomes president and Kamala Harris becomes vice president.

"If the Democrats take control of the Senate, they want to turn America into a socialist state. The future of our country is at stake," said Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., one of several Georgia-related posts re-tweeted by Trump.

Again, Democratic control of the Senate only happens if Biden and Harris take office.

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The Republicans are assured of 50 seats in the Senate that takes office in January. if Democrats win Jan. 5 run-offs in Georgia for two remaining Senate positions, they will also control 50 seats – a tie that can be broken by the vice president, who would have to be Harris if Democrats are to take control, as Trump fears.

President Donald Trump points to a question as he speaks during a briefing with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House. TikTok and its U.S. employees are planning to take the Trump administration to court over a sweeping order that could ban the popular video app, according to a lawyer preparing one of the lawsuits.
President Donald Trump points to a question as he speaks during a briefing with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House. TikTok and its U.S. employees are planning to take the Trump administration to court over a sweeping order that could ban the popular video app, according to a lawyer preparing one of the lawsuits.

Perdue and fellow Republican incumbent Kelly Loeffler both face Democratic challengers in the Jan. 5 run-offs in Georgia.

So when Trump re-tweets Perdue's call to "save the Senate," he is implicitly acknowledging that Biden and Harris will be president and vice-president: That's the only way Democrats can get control of the Senate.

Ronna McDaniel, chairwoman of the Republican National Committee, made a similar mistake on Wednesday. She tweeted, and then deleted, a post that described Harris as the "deciding vote" in a Democratic Senate.

Aides said Trump remains confident that he will prevail in lawsuits and election challenges, and that he will get a second term with Mike Pence as his vice president – and tie-breaking vote in the Senate.

"I do think this ends up in President Trump's favor," campaign senior adviser Jason Miller told Fox Business Network.

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