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Jose and Valerie Huerta drove to D.C. from Midland to attend the Nov. 14 Trump rally because they want their voices to be heard.

“We're here to support our president and to show that there are hundreds and thousands of us who support Trump, and our voices count,” Valerie Huerta told Petroplex News.

The Huertas are among thousands who marched from Freedom Plaza to the U.S. Supreme Court building across from the Capitol to protest the results of Election Day in support of President Trump who won the state of Texas with 52.1% of votes compared to 46.5% for challenger Joe Biden. 

Former vice president Biden has been declared president-elect by winning a projected 306 electoral votes compared to President Trump’s 232. 

“What’s at stake is freedom of speech, freedom of religion and we don't want to be oppressed,” Jose Huerta told Petroplex News. 

The rally was part of a grassroots effort planned by various pro-Trump groups around the country to show a united front, to demand election transparency and to protect election integrity. Trump supporters traveled from as far away as California, South Dakota, Florida and Oregon to participate.

When President Trump rode alongside the crowd in a motorcade, the Huertas unfurled and proudly displayed a blue banner, which read "Texans for Trump."

“We want our voices heard and to make sure that our elected officials realize that we put them in office,” Huerta said in an interview. “They don't get to pick who they want in office. They don't get to pick who governs this country. The American people get to pick.”

According to the latest election results, Biden received 5 million more votes than the incumbent, and received a record number of votes for an American presidential election.

Bipartisan election officials across the country have reported no significant voter fraud, but that didn’t stop President Trump from wiring $3 million to Wisconsin election officials on Nov. 17, requesting a recount of votes that were cast in Milwaukee and Dane counties, both Democratic enclaves. 

According to media reports, Trump's campaign is alleging that some absentee ballots were illegally cast for various reasons. The recount is expected to be completed by Dec. 1.

The Associated Press reported that a second Georgia county has uncovered a batch of ballots that were not counted, "but the additional votes won’t change the overall outcome of the presidential race," according to the Georgia Secretary of State, as the missing votes do not tend to significantly favor one candidate over the other. 

The deadline for Georgia's hand count was yesterday and full results were to be released Thursday, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports.