Pence affirms Biden as winner, formalizing electoral count after day of riots at Capitol; Trump prepares for exit Ledyard King, Maureen Groppe, Nicholas Wu, Bart Jansen, Courtney Subramanian and Joey Garrison, USA TODAY
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Pence officially declared Biden the winner at 3:41 a.m. EST. Not long after, Trump released a statement through a White House social media account, acknowledging Biden s win, a first. Even though I totally disagree with the outcome of the election, and the facts bear me out, nevertheless there will be an orderly transition on January 20th,” Trump s statement said.
Raphael Warnock and
Jon Ossoff came out victorious in Tuesday’s Georgia U.S. Senate runoff races against incumbent Republican Senators
Kelly Loeffler and
David Perdue.
Warnock and Ossoff’s wins in the Peach State is a huge victory for Democrats, giving the party a crucial majority in the U.S. Senate.
Democratic U.S. Senate candidates Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock hand out lawn signs at a campaign event on October 3, 2020 in Lithonia, Georgia. (Photo by Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images)
Warnock and Ossoff’s wins in the Peach State is a major victory for Democrats, giving the party a majority in the U.S. Senate, effectively sidelining Republicans and giving the Democratic Party full control of both chambers of Congress.