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Congress certifies Trump's 2024 win, without the Jan 6 mob violence of four years ago
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Congress certifies Trump's 2024 win, without the Jan 6 mob violence of four years ago

  • By LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK, FARNOUSH AMIRI and MATT BROWN Associated Press
  • Updated

Congress has certified Donald Trump as the 2024 presidential election winner without challenge. It's in stark contrast to 2021 violence. Lawmakers convened under heavy security and a snowstorm to certify the vote Monday, with the reading of the electoral results from the states coming swiftly. The legacy of Jan. 6, 2021, hung over Monday's proceedings as the Republican who tried to overturn the previous election is legitimately returning to power. As lawmakers gathered, the tightest national security was in place. It's a reminder of what happened at the U.S. Capitol four years ago, when a defeated Trump sent rallygoers to "fight like hell." Vice President Kamala Harris, presiding over her own defeat, said, "America's democracy stood."