US Congress Certifies Trump’s Election Victory. Biden, Democrats React

Congress has gathered to certify President-elect Donald Trump’s election under the tightest national security level possible. Layers of tall black fencing flank the U.S. Capitol complex in a stark reminder of what happened on January 6 four years ago.

Vice President Kamala Harris announced the tally as President-elect Donald Trump receiving 312 votes and Harris herself receiving 226 votes.

Her announcements of both received raucous cheers in the chamber.

When she announced Trump’s victory, she smiled tightly as Republicans gave a standing ovation.

Associated Press

In time, there will be Americans who didn’t witness the Jan. 6 riot firsthand but will learn about it from footage and testimony of that day, from what is written in history books and from the truth we pass on to our children.

We cannot allow the truth to be lost.

Joseph Biden
President, The United States (2020 – 2024)

The peaceful transfer of power is the hallmark of our democracy and today, members of both parties in the House and Senate along with the vice president certified the election of our new president and vice president without controversy or objection.

I welcome the return of order and civility to these historic proceedings and offer my most sincere congratulations and prayers to President Donald J. Trump and Vice President J. D. Vance on their election to lead this great Nation.

I also commend the members of the House, Senate and the Vice President who did their duty under the Constitution of the United States, it being particularly admirable that Vice President Harris would preside over the certification of a presidential election that she lost.

God bless our new President and Vice President and their families and may God continue to bless the United States of America.

Mike Pence
Vice President, The United States (2016-2020)