The 312 votes of the Electoral College for Trump were counted and through the narrators of narrators, in addition to the 226 votes for Vice President Kamala Harris.
A user to certify the presidential election
The election election Trump qualified through Congress on Monday (Rebecca Noble / Getty Images)
It’s the last step before Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20.
Before the certification process, Harris and the elected vice president J. D. Vance won bipartisan hands from the members of the house when they entered the camera.
Senators are also shaking hands with Republicans and Democrats as they entered the joint congressional consultation.
The ordered procedure contrasts surprisingly with the scene in the house of the house 4 years ago, when the uproarists who protest the effects of the 2020 elections arrested the procedures and forced the legislators to hide for several hours.
Harris presided over the certification of Trump’s win, after having lost to him in a November election that saw Republicans sweep the presidency and both houses of Congress.
Harris recorded a video message that was released prior to the certification, telling viewers, “The peaceful transfer of power is one of the most fundamental principles of American democracy. As much as any other principle, it is what distinguishes our system of government from monarchy or tyranny.”
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Vice President Kamala Harris presided over the certification. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Democrats and Republicans had starkly different reactions heading into Monday, with lawmakers on the right celebrating a new era in Washington, while those on the left glumly remarked on the violent scenes of Jan. 6, 2021.
“Today I will vote to certify the election of President Donald J. Trump. It’s time to save the United States!” The Andy Ogles, R-Henn. , Wrote in X.
Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, wrote on the site, “Four years ago today, Trump caused a fatal after squandering a loose and fair election. Today, only snow is on the Capitol Steps, not an angry mob denigrating its assets. to desecration and injury.
Johnson shows Trump about the review of mass policies at a closed door meeting
The certification comes after Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., was re-elected to lead the House. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Trump said on Truth Social ahead of the certification, “CONGRESS CERTIFIES OUR GREAT ELECTION VICTORY TODAY — A BIG MOMENT IN HISTORY. MAGA!”
Lawmakers gathered on Capitol Hill to certify the election, despite a heavy snowstorm that forced many federal offices and public schools in the Washington, D.C., area to shutter for the day.
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The Republican leaders of Congress had suggested to legislators to remain in the capital of the nation over the weekend to avoid possible travel problems.
When Ohio’s electoral votes were announced, Republicans in the chamber loudly applauded as some gave a standing ovation for Vance, who hails from the state.
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