Congress Confirms Biden’s Win at Nearly 4 AM, Pence Makes Announcement, 4 Dead at Capitol
Thursday, January 07, 2021
The United States Congress certified the election of Joe Biden early Thursday. The certification was completed hours after domestic terrorists urged on by President Donald Trump stormed and occupied the Capitol, disrupting the final electoral count.
During the attack on the Capitol, four people were killed.
Trump, who urged his supporters with false claims that the election was stolen and refused to condemn the violent protests on Wednesday, said early Thursday that he would respect the results. SEE TRUMP'S VIDEO HERE
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The statement by Trump was tweeted by staffers as the President's Twitter account was suspended for posting false information.
Vice President Mike Pence affirmed Biden as the winner of the presidential election shortly before 4 a.m. after the final electoral votes were tallied in a joint session of Congress.
More details are emerging about the attack including 4 killed, two bombs and detection of many long guns.
Editor's Note: GoLocal is referring to the group who broke into the U.S. Capitol Building as domestic terrorists.
Terrorism is defined in the Code of Federal Regulations as “the unlawful use of force and violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives” (28 C.F.R. Section 0.85).
