Iran Press/America: The House and Senate certified the Democrat’s electoral college win early on Thursday after a violent throng of pro-Trump rioters spent hours on Wednesday running rampant through the Capitol.
Donald Trump has said there will be “an orderly transition” after Congress concluded the electoral vote count certifying Joe Biden’s victory.
Mr Biden defeated Mr Trump by 306-232 electoral votes and will be inaugurated on January 20.
US President Donald Trump now says there "will be an orderly transition on January 20th" after Congress concluded the electoral vote count certifying President-elect Joe Biden's victory and after a day of violence when his supporters stormed the US Capitol.
Trump's account is currently locked by Twitter after inciting violence in his tweets.
The House and Senate certified the Democrat’s electoral college win early on Thursday after a violent throng of pro-Trump rioters spent hours on Wednesday running rampant through the Capitol.
The rampage began shortly after Donald Trump repeated his unfounded claims of election fraud to thousands of rallying demonstrators he had invited to Washington. Many then surged to the Capitol after he incited them to go there as legislators debated the electoral votes.4 people killed in the rampage.
Trump has spent the last two months refusing to concede the election and making baseless allegations of mass voter fraud that have been rejected by dozens of courts and Republican officials, including his former attorney general.
Vice President Mike Pence presided over the formal session that ended just before 4am local time (10pm NZT time) tallying the electoral college vote.
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