Congress will take the last step to formalize President-elect Donald Trump’s victory over Kamala Harris on Monday when it assembles in joint session to count the Electoral College votes.
The constitutionally mandated procedure is not expected to have any of the drama of four years ago, when supporters of the 45th president rioted over his defeat by then-candidate Joe Biden.
In an ironic twist, Vice President Kamala Harris will preside over the count confirming her own defeat by Trump in the Nov. 5 election.
Biden says America 'should not forget' threat to democracy on Jan. 6, claims police 'died as a result' of riot
President Biden has declared that Americans "should not forget" the "assault" on democracy that occurred on Jan. 6, 2021, claiming that some Capitol police officers "died as a result."
"We should be proud that our democracy withstood this assault. And we should be glad we will not see such a shameful attack again this year," Biden, 82, wrote in a Washington Post op-ed on Monday.
"But we should not forget. We must remember the wisdom of the adage that any nation that forgets its past is doomed to repeat it. We cannot accept a repeat of what occurred four years ago," the president added.
Biden went on to describe how thousands of rioters halted the Electoral College count by breaching the Capitol building and battling with police officers.
"Law enforcement officials were beaten, dragged, knocked unconscious and stomped upon. Some police officers ultimately died as a result," he claimed.
No officers died during the riot on Jan. 6, 2021, riot, but Capitol cop Brian Sicknick died of a stroke the day after the melee.
Other officers from the Metropolitan Police Department -- including Jeffrey Smith and Kyle DeFreytag -- committed suicide in the following days and months.
Reps for the White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
National Guard deploys 500 troops to US Capitol ahead of election certification
The National Guard deployed 500 troops to the US Capitol ahead of Monday’s election certification, according to the service.
The guardsmen will primarily handle traffic control, though federal offices are closed in Washington, DC due to snow.
Ahead of the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, the District of Columbia had called up just 340 National Guard troops to assist with the certification as a standard procedure.
As the protests turned violent, then-Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller summoned an additional 1,100 members of the National Guard to assist.
https://nypost.com/2025/01/06/us-news/jan-6-election-certification-for-trumps-victory-live-updates/
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