US CONGRESS CERTIFIES TRUMP'S ELECTORAL VICTORY

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Congress on Monday certified President-elect Trump’s electoral victory, officially cementing his win over Vice President Harris ahead of his inauguration with no objections from any lawmakers as a tally of states was read on the House floor.

At the certification on Monday, the last stage of the election process before Trump officially retakes the White House on January 20, it was verified that Trump won the president with 312 electoral votes to Harris’s 226.

As Harris said that Trump’s victory was finally recognized, Republicans in the chamber gave him a standing ovation. Harris announced that the joint session of Congress was dissolved, and a bipartisan standing ovation erupted in the House chamber. Prior to Harris giving it out, the ceremony lasted roughly thirty minutes.

Harris oversaw the occasion, avoiding any clapping and adopting a formal or expressionless manner. The sessions proceeded without any problems. Unlike Trump’s triumph in 2016, no Democratic lawmakers tried to prevent his victory from being certified.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), and Representatives Bryan Steil (R-Wis.) and Joe Morelle (D-N.Y.) were among the lawmakers who assisted with the count. During the count, JD Vance, the vice president-elect, was also present in the chamber.

Four years ago, rioters rushed the Capitol to try to stop President Biden’s triumph over Trump, who had spent weeks spreading bogus accusations that the 2020 election was rigged. The proceedings also represented a complete 180-degree turn from that time.

Trump, who four years ago stewed in the White House and opted not to speak out or intervene as the violence unfolded, spent Monday at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida as the certification played out without much fanfare. The president-elect called it a “big moment in history” hours before lawmakers arrived to certify the results.

In a video released ahead of the certification, Harris hailed the “peaceful transfer of power” as a bedrock of U.S. democracy, calling her duty a “sacred obligation.”

“As we have seen, our democracy can be fragile,” Harris said. “And it is up to each of us to stand up for our most cherished principles.”

Despite the affair being largely symbolic, there was some drama surrounding the event. A snowstorm hit Washington overnight, creating headaches for lawmakers trying to return to the Capitol for the certification.

The certification had to go forward as changing the date due to the weather would have required a new law; the Jan. 6 date is written into federal statute.

Capitol Hill was likewise on high alert after the events of four years ago, with fencing erected surrounding the Capitol complex and a visibly stronger presence of police throughout Senate and House office buildings and the Capitol itself.

Trump on the campaign trail constantly pushed to rewrite the history of the events of four years ago. He boasted about how large the throng was on January 6, referred to it as a “day of love,” and claimed that the demonstrators that day had “love in their heart.”

The national anthem performed by individuals incarcerated for their activities that day was played over the speakers at several Trump rallies. Trump made a significant campaign promise to pardon individuals accused of the Jan. 6 incident, and he has indicated he will carry it out on his first day in office.

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