Congress certifies Trump’s election win: ‘Today, America’s democracy stood’
Republican confirmed as victor over Kamala Harris, four years to day since mob of Trump followers attacked Capitol
The US Congress certified Donald Trump’s presidential election victory on Monday in an event heavy with symbolism, four years to the day since he incited a violent mob to disrupt a similar ceremony in an attempt to overturn his 2020 election defeat.
The vice-president, Kamala Harris, Trump’s defeated Democratic opponent in November’s election, presided over a joint Senate and House of Representatives session to validate the result. As the certificates confirming Trump’s victory were brought into the House chamber, Harris took her place on the dais alongside the Republican speaker of the House, Mike Johnson.
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