United States Congress has finalised the Electoral College victory of President-elect Joe Biden over President Donald Trump in the November 2020 presidential election.
The Senate and House rejected objections to throw out Georgia and Pennsylvania’s electoral votes for Biden. Republicans also objected to Arizona, Nevada and Michigan’s electoral votes, but the motions failed before they reached debate.
The counting of Vermont’s three electoral votes put Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris over the 270-threshold needed to win the presidency.
Their victory was certified by Congress in a joint session presided over by Vice President Mike Pence.
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The lawmakers confirmed that Biden polled 306 electoral votes to defeat the incumbent who got 232 votes.
The certification comes after Trump supporters invaded the US Capitol earlier Wednesday evening.
9news Sydney took to their official twitter account to report the incident.
The thread barely holding America together today snapped.
Donald Trump supporters storming the Capitol building in Washington DC, where the final chapter on his Presidency was being written. @AmeliaAdams9 #9News pic.twitter.com/P6zLFfUJ8M
— 9News Sydney (@9NewsSyd) January 7, 2021
The joint session of Congress was halted for several hours as Police cleared the building.
Trump has continued to deny his defeat to Biden, alleging voter fraud without evidence.
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