Today, a joint session of the US Congress, chaired by Vice President Kamala Harris, certified the results of the 2024 US presidential election, declaring Donald Trump the winner.
This was not the result I wanted, but it is a result which honored the votes of the American people, via the system of voting in the US called the Electoral College. The length of the proceeding was less than 30 minutes, as there were no objections by any Representative or Senator. It was amazing how quickly it went, as opposed to 2021 where numerous objections were raised by Republican (see my liveblog from the 2021 certification).
Kamala Harris released a video today stating that she would fulfill her constitutional duty to preside over the electoral count today:
The House and Senate Congressional leaders held a brief ceremony to remember the events of January 6, 2021:
In CNN’s liveblog coverage for today, Jamie Raskin shared part of a conversation with fellow representative Bennie Thompson:
“I was reflecting on the fact that we can feel proud of standing up for the constitutional order and the election process as it is supposed to work, but it’s also a very tough pill to swallow” Raskin told CNN of his private conversation with Thompson.
Previously on this weblog:
- My initial summary of the 2021 electoral count
- My impressions of Joe Biden’s inauguration
- My 2022 remembrance
- My 2023 remembrance
- My 2024 remembrance
Other coverage:
- The Atlantic/David Frum: Don’t Mention The Coup! The memory of January 6 vanishes from Trump’s new Washington
- The Atlantic/Jacob Glick: What I Saw on the January 6th Committee
- Politico: Jan. 6, 2021 is in the rearview. The battle to define it for history is in full swing
- The Bulwark: Our national day of shame
- Heather Cox Richardson: Letters from An America – January 6, 2025
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Andy