Congress affirms Biden’s victory after Trump supporters mob US Capitol in bid to overturn election District of Columbia National Guard stand outside the Capitol, Wednesday night, Jan. 6, 2021, after a day of rioting protesters. It s been a stunning day as a number of lawmakers and then the mob of protesters tried to overturn America s presidential election, undercut the nation s democracy and keep Democrat Joe Biden from replacing Trump in the White House. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Wait 1 second to continue. WASHINGTON Congress confirmed Democrat Joe Biden as the presidential election winner before dawn Thursday after a violent mob loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday in a stunning attempt to overturn the election, undercut the nation’s democracy and keep Trump in the White House.
LIVE: Trump tells violent supporters to go home in peace
By: Associated Press , Jeff Tavss
Posted at 11:41 AM, Jan 06, 2021
and last updated 2021-01-06 17:47:52-05
WASHINGTON â President Donald Trump called in the National Guard after violent protests broke out inside and outside the US Capitol on Wednesday.
One person was shot as protesters breached the heavily-secured building and forced the evacuation of the Senate and House of Representatives, forcing a delay in the constitutional process to affirm Joe Bidenâs victory in the November election.
A protester got up on the dais inside the Senate chamber and yelled âTrump won that election,â while several dozen are roaming through the halls, yelling, âWhere are they?â
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Originally published on January 6, 2021 10:43 pm
A significant share of Republicans plan to object to the Electoral College vote results, slowing down the inevitable that Joe Biden will be the next president.
Their objections stem from false allegations of widespread voter fraud in an election that experts say went smoothly and the results of which all 50 states and the District of Columbia have certified. President Trump has continued to push conspiracy theories of irregularities and has called on Republicans including his own vice president to challenge the results.
By this week, the tally of those planning to raise objections has reached more than 100 House Republicans and more than a dozen GOP senators.
Mitch McConnell votes âto respect the peopleâs decisionâ Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., offered a clear rebuke of the efforts to overturn the presidential election that Democratic challenger Joe Biden won easily over Donald Trump. (Source: Doug Druschke, WAVE 3 News) By John P. Wise | January 6, 2021 at 2:19 PM EST - Updated January 6 at 3:40 PM
(WAVE) - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., offered a clear rebuke of the efforts to overturn the presidential election that Democratic challenger Joe Biden won easily over Donald Trump.
McConnell warned some members of his party who are trying to undo the November result that doing so would âdamage our republic forever.â