After Trump supporters storm U.S. Capitol, Congress certifies Biden win

Patricia Zengerle, Jonathan Landay and Richard Cowan, Reuters

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/reuters/11/07/biden.jpg"/><figcaption>U.S Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden speaks about election results in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., November 6, 2020. <em>Kevin Lamarque, Reuters</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>WASHINGTON <strong>(UPDATED)</strong> — Hours after hundreds of President Donald Trump&#x27;s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol in a harrowing assault on American democracy, a shaken Congress on Thursday formally certified Democrat Joe Biden’s election victory.</p><p>Late on Wednesday, houses of Congress resumed their work on certifying Biden&#x27;s Electoral College win, with debate stretching into the early hours of Thursday. After debate, the Senate and the House of Representatives rejected two objections to the tally and certified the final Electoral College vote with Biden receiving 306 votes and Trump 232 votes.</p><p>Vice President Mike Pence, in declaring the final vote totals behind Biden&#x27;s victory, said this &quot;shall be deemed a sufficient declaration of the persons elected president and vice president of the United States.&quot;</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KF9cBtnKT8Q?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>The outcome had never been in doubt, but had been interrupted by rioters – spurred on by Trump – who forced their way past metal security barricades, broke windows and scaled walls to fight their way into the Capitol.</p><p>Police said four people died during the chaos - one from gunshot wounds and three from medical emergencies - and 52 people were arrested.</p><p>Some besieged the House of Representatives chamber while lawmakers were inside, banging on its doors and forcing suspension of the certification debate. Security officers piled furniture against the chamber&#x27;s door and drew their pistols before helping lawmakers and others escape.</p><div><strong>RELATED STORIES: </strong></div><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/01/07/21/4-deaths-52-arrests-made-after-trump-supporters-storm-us-capitol">4 deaths, 52 arrests made after Trump supporters storm US Capitol</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/01/07/21/pro-trump-demonstrators-storm-us-capitol">Guns and teargas in US Capitol as Trump supporters attempt to overturn his loss</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/01/07/21/world-stunned-by-violence-in-us-capitol-attempts-to-overturn-election">World stunned by violence in US Capitol, attempts to overturn election</a></li></ul><p>The assault on the Capitol was the culmination of months of divisive and escalating rhetoric around the Nov. 3 election, with the Republican president repeatedly making false claims that the vote was rigged and urging his supporters to help him overturn his loss.</p><p>The chaos unfolded after Trump - who before the election refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he lost - addressed thousands of supporters near the White House and told them to march on the Capitol to express their anger at the voting process.</p><p>He told his supporters to pressure their elected officials to reject the results, urging them &quot;to fight.&quot;</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KF9cBtnKT8Q?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>Some prominent Republicans in Congress strongly criticized Trump, putting the blame for the day’s violence squarely on his shoulders.</p><p>&quot;There is no question that the President formed the mob, the President incited the mob, the President addressed the mob. He lit the flame,&quot; House Republican Conference Chairwoman Liz Cheney said on Twitter.</p><p>Republican Senator Tom Cotton, a leading conservative from Arkansas, called on Trump to accept his election loss and &quot;quit misleading the American people and repudiate mob violence.&quot;</p><p>Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris are due to take office on Jan. 20.</p><p>More details to follow. </p>

<p>Democrat Joe Biden was cleared to be sworn in as US president on Jan. 20 when Vice President Mike Pence declared that Congress had confirmed the Electoral College tally of states' results that showed Biden the winner of the Nov. 3 contest against incumbent President Donald Trump.</p>

Democrat Joe Biden was cleared to be sworn in as US president on Jan. 20 when Vice President Mike Pence declared that Congress had confirmed the Electoral College tally of states' results that showed Biden the winner of the Nov. 3 contest against incumbent President Donald Trump.

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After Trump supporters storm U.S. Capitol, Congress certifies Biden win

After Trump supporters storm U.S. Capitol, Congress certifies Biden win

Patricia Zengerle,

Jonathan Landay and Richard Cowan,

Reuters

Published Jan 07, 2021 04:52 PM PHT

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Updated Jan 07, 2021 05:10 PM PHT

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