January 16 Underwood-Blythe meeting

The January 16 Underwood-Blythe meeting took place on January 16, 2017, at the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., between First Lady Claire Underwood and U.S. Vice President Donald Blythe ahead of the United States Senate's vote in the 2017 contingent presidential election.
During the meeting, Underwood urged Blythe, as president of the Senate, to move an anti-filibuster measure to the floor to prevent Republicans from blocking her election as vice president. Blythe refused and informed her of his intentions to stall the vote until the House of Representatives elected a president to prevent a split ticket; after the House vote deadlocked, Blythe moved the Senate vote forward, and eventually elected Underwood.
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