evidence: Trump had tweeted earlier in the day, "The Vice President has the power to reject fraudulently chosen electors." In a late-night statement, Trump called the reports untrue and continued to argue Pence has the power to overturn the election: "The New York Times report regarding comments Vice President Pence supposedly made to me today is fake news. He never said that. The Vice President and I are in total agreement that the Vice President has the power to act." However, the vice president's role as laid out by the Constitution does not give him that power and there are no "fraudulently chosen electors."