The extraordinary attack on the symbolic epicenter of the U.S. s democracy left the building in tatters, at least one rioter dead and lawmakers in both parties shell-shocked by the unprecedented threat to their safety in a building previously thought to be virtually impenetrable.
Shortly before 4 a.m., after lawmakers formally tabulated each state s Electoral College votes, Vice President Pence announced before a joint session of Congress that Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris
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The images of chanting Trump supporters smashing windows, brawling with Capitol Police and marching unimpeded through the Rotunda quickly ricocheted around the globe, stunning Washington, the nation and the entire free world while leading to accusations from lawmakers in both parties that it was the president himself who had incited the riot.
Pence declares Biden winner of the presidential election after Congress finally counts electoral votes John Wagner, Felicia Sonmez, Mike DeBonis, Karoun Demirjian, Amy B Wang, Colby Itkowitz, Paulina Firozi
Pence declares Biden the winner of the 2020 presidential election
Replay Video Vice President Pence declared Democrat Joe Biden the winner of the presidential election at the end of a violent and deadly day at the Capitol. Pence also announced that Sen. Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.) had won the vice presidency, after the Senate and House rejected Trump loyalists’ challenges to Biden’s win in Pennsylvania and Congress finally counted the electoral votes.
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Facebook announced this Thursday that it will be barring President Donald Trump from posting until the end of his presidency or even longer. For months, Trump has utilized his social media networks to spread misinformation on his presidential election loss. Facebook‘s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, expressed in a statement that removing Trump’s post is not sufficient as the president has incited mob violence on the U.S. Capitol, as per
“We believe the risks of allowing the President to continue to use our service during this period are simply too great,” Zuckerberg wrote. “Therefore, we are extending the block we have placed on his Facebook and Instagram accounts indefinitely and for at least the next two weeks until the peaceful transition of power is complete.”