Winter storm not expected to delay Trump election certification [Video]

WASHINGTON –

A massive winter storm moving across the United States will not keep the U.S. Congress from meeting on Monday to formally certify Republican Donald Trump’s election as president, Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson said on Sunday.

“The Electoral Count Act requires this on January 6 at 1p.m. – so, whether we’re in a blizzard or not we’re going to be in that chamber making sure this is  done,” Johnson told Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures” in an interview.

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Johnson said he hoped there would be full attendance despite the storm and that he had encouraged lawmakers to stay in the city.

Forecasts called for heavy snow and high winds from the Central Plains to the mid-Atlantic states, the National Weather Service said. Severe weather advisories were issued across the eastern half of the country, including …