Congress officially certified Donald Trump’s presidential election victory on Monday in a session presided over by his former opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris. This event marks a return to office for Trump and comes four years after the January 6 Capitol riot disrupted the 2020 certification process.
Fulfilling her ceremonial role as president of the Senate during these proceedings, Vice President Harris read the final vote tallies–312 electoral votes for Trump to her 226–and declared the victory of the Trump-Vance ticket.
“This announcement of the state of the vote by the President of the Senate shall be deemed a sufficient declaration of the persons elected president and vice president,” she said.
.@VP Kamala Harris: "This announcement of the state of the vote by the President of the Senate shall be deemed a sufficient declaration of the persons elected president and vice president of the United States, each for a term beginning on the 20th day of January 2025." pic.twitter.com/ePBAZ9i08q
— CSPAN (@cspan) January 6, 2025
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Harris described her role as a ‘sacred obligation’ and emphasized the importance of upholding democratic principles despite her personal defeat.
The certification process was conducted under heightened security due to the legacy of the riots in 2021, but no major disruptions to the congressional session were reported. The sudden onset of a severe winter storm, which dumped several inches of snow on the Capitol, also did little to slow down the proceedings.
Harris joins a short list of vice presidents who have overseen the confirmation of their own loss.
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