Congress on Monday formally certified President-elect Trump's 2024 election victory, moving him one step closer to taking office later this month.
The Senate vote-counters are Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Nebraska) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota), and the House vote-counters are Rep. Brian Steele (R-Wis.) and Joe Biden.・He was Congressman Morrell (New York State). .
Trump's 312 electoral votes were counted and presented by tellers, in addition to Vice President Kamala Harris' 226 votes.
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President-elect Donald Trump's election was certified by Congress on Monday. (Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)
This was the final step before Trump's inauguration as President on January 20th.
Prior to the certification process, Harris and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance received a bipartisan handshake from House members as they entered the chamber.
Senators also shook hands with both Republicans and Democrats as they entered the joint session of Congress.
The orderly process is in stark contrast to the scene in the House four years ago, when a mob protesting the 2020 election results halted proceedings and forced lawmakers into hiding for several hours.
Harris presided over the certification of Trump's victory after losing to him in the November election, which gave Republicans control of the presidency and both houses of Congress.
“The peaceful transfer of power is one of the most fundamental principles of American democracy,” Harris said in a recorded video message released ahead of her certification. “The peaceful transfer of power is one of the most fundamental principles of American democracy. system of government from a monarchy.” Or tyranny. ”
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Vice President Kamala Harris presided over the certification. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Heading into Monday, Democrats and Republicans had very different reactions, with lawmakers on the right celebrating a new era in Washington and those on the left glumly speaking out about the violence of January 6, 2021.
“Today, I vote to certify the election of President Donald J. Trump. It's time to save America!” Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) wrote on X.
“Four years ago today, President Trump incited a deadly insurrection after losing a free and fair election,” Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) wrote on the site. “Four years ago today, President Trump incited a deadly insurrection after losing a free and fair election. “Just snow on the ground, no angry mob bashing the Capitol.” It is a way to desecrate and hurt. ”
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The certification came after House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) was reelected as Speaker of the House. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc, via Getty Images)
Prior to the certification, President Trump said on Truth Social, “Today, Congress certifies our great election victory – a huge moment in history. MAGA!”
Lawmakers gathered at the Capitol to certify the election even though heavy snow forced many federal offices and public schools in the Washington, D.C., area to close for the day.
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Congressional Republican leaders had asked lawmakers to stay in the nation's capital through the weekend to avoid potential travel problems.
When Ohio's electoral votes were announced, Republicans in the chamber applauded loudly, with some giving Vance a standing ovation.
