Congress gathers to certify Donald Trump's win four years after he inspired a riot
Congress will certify President-elect Donald Trump’s 2024 victory, exactly four years after he stirred up a mob that attacked the Capitol to keep him in power.
WASHINGTON — Congress is scheduled to gather Monday amid a citywide snow emergency declaration to certify President-elect Donald Trump’s 2024 victory, exactly four years after he stirred up a mob that attacked the Capitol in a failed attempt to disrupt the certification of his 2020 election loss and keep him in power.
Four years ago, 147 Republicans voted to overturn the result and discount electors for President Joe Biden, even though Trump had failed to produce any evidence that the result was illegitimate.
This time, Democrats are not planning to respond in kind. They intend to return Jan. 6 to its historical roots as a boring and rote affair where the president-elect is certified without drama.
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“Two months ago, the American people elected Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States of America,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said in a floor speech Friday, as Republicans clapped. “Thank you for that very generous applause. It’s OK. There are no election deniers on our side of the aisle.”
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