From News Nation:
“Congress
confirms Biden’s Electoral College win”
Congress
confirmed Joe Biden’s Electoral College win early Thursday morning after an
overnight joint session delayed by violent protesters that breached the Capitol
Wednesday afternoon. The joint session lasted 4 hours ending at 3: 41 a.m. with
the congressional confirmation. A small group of House lawmakers came close to
physically fighting as the vote stretched into the early morning hours. Congress
first began the joint session at 1 p.m. EST to count and confirm the Electoral
College vote won by Biden, while thousands of supporters of President Donald
Trump rallied near the White House before some demonstrators became violent and
breached the Capitol building. The Senate recessed its debate over an objection
to the results of the Electoral College after protesters forced police to lock
down the building. Lawmakers were forced to hide in a secure location as
officers worked to clear the Capitol Complex. The scene was declared a riot by
police, and a curfew for DC is in effect until 6 a.m.
Biden addressed
Americans from Delaware Wednesday, condemning the violence and asking Trump to
go on national television to “fulfill his oath and defend the constitution and
demand an end to this siege.” Biden called the siege on the U.S. Capitol “an
assault on the most sacred of American undertakings: the doing of the people’s
business.” Trump’s Republican allies in the House and Senate planned to object
to the election results, which the president continues to challenge. However
multiple Republican senators reversed course in light of the violent protests
and did not object to congressional certification. Sens. Steve Daines of
Montana, Mike Braun of Indiana and Kelly Loeffler of Georgia all said in light
of the violence they would stand down from planned objections to Biden’s win. Among
those who still objected included Missouri GOP Sen. Josh Hawley and Republican
Rep. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania. There was no widespread fraud in the
election, as has been confirmed by a range of election officials and by William
Barr, who stepped down as attorney general last month. The joint session was
the last official chance for objections, beyond court cases that have so far
proven ineffective for Trump and his team.
^ Despite
Trump's calls that incited an attempted violent and deadly Coup of the US
Government yesterday American Democracy has Prevailed! Now let's work on
invoking the 25th Amendment. ^
https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/congress-confirms-bidens-electoral-college-win/
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