Pandemonium, bedlam in US: Congress certifies Biden-Harris victory, Trump pledges orderly transition
Supporters of US President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol building on Thursday to protest the results of the November 3 presidential election. From world leaders condemning the attack to Congress confirming Biden s victory here s all that followed as the chaos erupted in the country.
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UPDATED: January 8, 2021 04:25 IST
Supporters of US President Donald Trump barged into the Capitol building resulting in riots and violence that has claimed four lives. (Photo: Getty Images)
Congress confirmed Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as the next US president and vice-president hours after unprecedented chaos and violence shook the country as thousands of supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump stormed the US Capitol building on Thursday.
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Failed insurrection : McConnell calls for painstaking investigation into Capitol breach | Print this article
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell called for an investigation into how “unhinged criminals” were able to breach the Capitol building as lawmakers began the process of affirming President-elect Joe Biden s victory.
The Kentucky Republican branded the Wednesday mayhem a “failed insurrection” in a Thursday statement where he thanked the front-line workers, including the U.S. Capitol Police, for intervening and retaking control of the complex.
“With that said, yesterday represented a massive failure of institutions, protocols, and planning that are supposed to protect the first branch of our federal government,” McConnell wrote. “A painstaking investigation and thorough review must now take place and significant changes must follow. Initial bipartisan discussions have already begun among committees of oversight and Congressional Leadershi
Schumer to fire Senate sergeant-at-arms for Capitol Hill breach Print this article
Sen. Chuck Schumer intends to fire the Senate s sergeant-at-arms upon assuming control as majority leader later this month.
“If Senate Sergeant-at-Arms [Mike] Stenger hasn t vacated the position by then, I will fire him as soon as Democrats have a majority in the Senate, he told the Hill.
Schumer s outrage is in response to Stenger s handling of the violence that broke out on Capitol Hill Wednesday afternoon. What started as a Stop the Steal rally protesting the certification of President-elect Joe Biden s Electoral College victory spiraled into a Capitol Hill brawl that resulted in the deaths of 35-year-old Ashli Babbitt, identified as a combat veteran by local media; 50-year-old Benjamin Phillips of Ringtown, Pennsylvania; 55-year-old Kevin Greeson of Athens, Alabama; and 34-year-old Roseanne Boylan of Kennesaw, Georgia.