US Congress Upholds Joe Biden’s 2020 Presidential Win, Trump Accepts Defeat

January 07, 2021 11:32 PM AEDT | By Hina Chowdhary

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US Congress Upholds Joe Biden’s 2020 Presidential Win, Trump Accepts Defeat

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Summary

The Congress has formally upheld President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 US election.

The affirmation comes in the wake of pro-Trump protests at the Capitol Hill on Wednesday.

Donald Trump has agreed to allow orderly transition of power.

The US Congress has formally certified President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential election in the early morning hours of Thursday, January 7. In the joint session held by the House and Senate, congressional leaders confirmed that electoral votes in favor of the Democrat leader had crossed the 270-mark required to win.

Biden, along with Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, had secured a total of 306 electoral votes. Donald Trump and his VP Mike Pence managed to bag 232 votes in total.

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The affirmation of Biden’s victory comes in the wake of pro-Trump protests in the United States Wednesday night, which saw violent mobs attempting to breach the US Capitol Hill. The House and Senate were forced to halt their joint session amid the protests.

Canadian Prime Minister, along with many other world leaders, criticized the protests as an assault on democracy. The protests were eventually brought under control, as per reports, after which the joint session resumed.

As the Congress upheld Biden’s victory, President Donald Trump released a statement conceding his defeat. While the president stressed that he still “totally disagrees” with the 2020 election results, he admitted to being borne out by facts.

Trump had made headlines ahead of the elections last year when he refused to commit to peacefully handing over power in case of a defeat. Following the affirmation from the US Congress, he has now agreed to allow an “orderly transition” of power.

The joint session also voted to thwart two different challenges to Biden’s win in Pennsylvania and Arizona.

Biden is set to take over control of the White House following his swearing-in on January 20.

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