WASHINGTON – On Monday, the US Congress formally confirmed the victory of Republican President Donald Trump in the November election against Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris. This certification paves the way for Trump to be inaugurated on January 20.
The confirmation of election results in all 50 and the District of Columbia took place during a joint and formal session of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Vice President Kamala Harris, in her role as president of the Senate, presided over the event.
This year's event was remarkably peaceful compared to what happened four years ago, when Trump supporters violently stormed the Capitol in an attempt to prevent confirmation of Trump's 2020 re-election loss to then-President Joe Biden.
Despite Trump's repeated and baseless claims that his defeat in 2020 was due to widespread election fraud, he scored a victory over Harris on November 5. After the confirmation, Trump took to Social Truth, his social media platform, to celebrate the confirmation, saying, ” Congress confirms our big victory today – a big moment in history!
The final tally confirmed Trump's victory with 312 Electoral College votes over Harris' 226, matching the results of the first election.
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