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On Monday evening local time, the U.S. Congress officially confirmed Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election held on November 5, 2024, marking the 60th presidential election in the nation’s history.
The Electoral College vote count, conducted in snowy conditions in Washington, D.C., proceeded without any protests or disruptions on January 6, 2025. This calm and orderly process stood in stark contrast to the events of four years prior, when rioters stormed the Capitol during the certification of the 2020 election results.
Vice President Kamala Harris, serving in her capacity as Senate President, announced the confirmation of the electoral vote count. Under U.S. law, this declaration is deemed final and serves as the legal acknowledgment of the election results, representing what is referred to as “sufficient confirmation by the people” for both the president-elect and the vice president.
With Congress’s certification of enough electoral votes for Trump, he has officially won the presidency and is expected to be sworn in on January 20, 2025. The confirmation of Texas’s electoral votes played a pivotal role in surpassing the 270-vote threshold required for an electoral win.
The process followed by U.S. lawmakers during today’s proceedings closely mirrored that of prior sessions; however, the introduction of the Election Count Reform Act, passed after the events of the 2021 riots, makes it more challenging for opposing lawmakers to contest the outcomes.
