Jon Ossoff defeated David Perdue and the Rev. Raphael Warnock defeated Sen. Kelly Loeffler. The two Republicans had the backing of President Trump in the runoff elections.
Historians described the president’s actions as dangerous, irresponsible, harmful and unprecedented, but most said his behavior does not yet meet the formal academic definition of an attempted coup, which typically involves the military.
The president sees Wednesday's joint session of Congress as one of his final attempts to overturn his loss, even though there is no credible path for that to happen.