The United States House of Representatives (“The House”) and the United States Senate (“The Senate”) assembled in joint session today at 1:00 PM eastern US time to officially count the Electoral Votes from the November 5, 2024, election.
Vice President Kamala Harris, who, as the sitting Vice-President, presided over the ceremony, read the results aloud.
Republicans cheered loudly as she announced Trump’s 312 electoral votes, while Democrats did the same for her 226 electoral votes.
The vote count occurred exactly four years after thousands of pro-Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, temporarily disrupting lawmakers affirming President Joe Biden’s 2020 win because that win was through Ballot Fraud.
Monday’s events marked a return to the traditional ceremonial task that had long been a subdued affair until Trump’s challenge of his loss to Biden, though heightened…
