The House reconvenes Wednesday night for the joint session after pro-Trump mobs stormed the Capitol.
A joint session of Congress ended a day of siege on Thursday by officially certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College win in the November election, the final step ahead of his Jan. 20 inauguration.
Despite some Republican lawmakers’ challenges — and the brutal rampage of the Capitol by supporters of President Trump — the final votes in Congress confirm that Biden will be the 46th president of the United States.
The vote came hours after the typically procedural process devolved into mass chaos, with armed, pro-Trump rioters storming the Capitol, forcing House and Senate lawmakers into multi-hour lockdowns.
The day’s violent events impeded several Republicans’ plans to challenge the Electoral College votes in battleground states.
Multiple House and Senate Republicans had planned to object to the Electoral College votes in at least three states: Arizona, Georgia and Pennsylvania — with an additional three on the table.
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But the objectors only made it to Arizona and Pennsylvania, with several Republican lawmakers deciding to give up their challenges after the protests erupted inside the Capitol.
Although we knew from the start that the certification debate wouldn’t change the election results, the day’s events revealed how much work needs to be done to heal the country.
The Republicans who sought to object to the election results succeeded in shaking many Americans’ confidence in their democracy, especially among those who believe Biden’s presidency is illegitimate.
It also drew battle lines for the 2024 GOP presidential primary, and put a target on the head of many pro-Trump dissenters who refused to take part in undermining Biden’s victory.
Vice President Mike Pence, who presided over the proceedings and ultimately announced that Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris received the required majority votes, is a top target.
His declaration —in which he fulfilled his constitutional duty — went directly against Trump’s pressure campaign to overturn the election results.
The House and Senate will recess at the end of this week through the inauguration.
Dan Scavino, the White House Deputy Chief of Staff, shared a statement by President Trump after the Congress certified the Electoral College votes early Thursday morning, confirming Joe Biden as the next President of the United States of America:
“Even though I totally disagree with the outcome of the election, and the facts bear me out, nevertheless there will be an orderly transition on January 20th. I have always said we would continue our fight to ensure that only legal votes were counted. While this represents the end of the greatest first term in presidential history, it’s only the beginning of our fight to Make America Great Again!”
Author: SpaceCoast Mike
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