Trump sets fire to the US, his supporters attack Congress: four dead
Trump now promises "an orderly transition": "The greatest mandate in history is over"
Assault on the US Congress, amazement and condemnation in the world
Longest day in Washington: live coverage of the armed assault on the Capitol
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January 07, 2021 Congress proclaimed Joe Biden and Kamala Harris president and vice president of the United States at the end of the session of Congress in assembled chambers to certify the votes of the constituency, won by the ticket dem with 306 votes against 232 of the Republican.
Parliament has rejected some protests made by Republican leaders after the session was interrupted by the assault of pro Trump protesters on Capitol Hill.
Biden and Harris will be sworn in on January 20.
Trump promises an "orderly transition"
"Even if I totally disagree with the outcome of the elections, and the facts confirm it, there will still be an orderly transition on January 20," the outgoing president promised in a statement.
While the tragic events that led to the onslaught of Congress are unreservedly denounced by the entire American political class, the Tycoon has returned to defend itself by claiming that it wanted to "continue our struggle to ensure that only the legal votes were counted".
"The greatest mandate in history is over"
The billionaire - for whom the immediate removal procedure from the White House could open at any moment - says that a new political phase will now open.
"I always said we would continue our battle to ensure that only legal votes were counted. While this represents the end of the largest first term in presidential history, it is only the beginning of our struggle to make America again. great, "said Trump.
Democracy suspended
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The work of the Chamber and Senate, suspended during the assault, resumed only after several hours.
The democratic speaker of the Chamber, Nancy Pelosi, after the removal of the rioters, had assured: "The shameful assault on democracy today - consecrated at the highest level of the government - must not dissuade us from our responsibility towards the Constitution".
While counting the votes, Vice President Mike Pence rejected the objections presented by Republican lawmakers from Georgia, Michigan and Nevada, as they were not accompanied by the signature of a senator.
The Arizona state objection was voted on by the two chambers separately and rejected.
Pence: "Violence never wins"
"It is a dark day in the history of the country. We condemn violence in the strongest and harshest terms".
Vice President Mike Pence said these words by reopening the joint session of the Senate and the House.
After offering closeness to those who died or were injured to defend the Capitol, Pence continued condemning the afternoon riots that blocked the works: "Violence does not win, freedom wins and this is the People's House and in a unprecedented day the elected representatives gather again in defense of the constitution and God bless those who serve, those who protect this place and the United States of America ".
A state of emergency has been declared in Washington until January 21, and rumors of a hypothesis of immediate removal of Trump continue to circulate more and more insistently in the White House.
Facebook blocks Donald Trump for 24 hours.
The blocking of Mark Zuckerberg's social network follows the similar 12-hour block decided by Twitter.
Meanwhile, the death toll is worsening
following the clashes that took place yesterday In addition to the woman killed by gunshots exploded by a Capitol agent, three other people died of emergencies and medical complications.
It was gunshots fired by the police that killed Ashli Babbit during the protests.
This was reported by the Washington police chief, noting that an investigation has been opened into the event.
The woman was shot by a uniformed Capitol police officer with her service weapon.
In the Capitol, a policeman takes a selfie with a pro-Trump rioter