Four years after the Capitol riot, the certification of Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 election is expected to proceed peacefully. Unlike in 2020, when Trump urged his vice president to overturn the results, there are no similar calls for intervention this time. Vice President Kamala Harris' role is purely ceremonial, and the law governing the process has been clarified. While some Republicans initially disputed the 2020 election results, there have been no such objections following Trump's victory in 2024.
Four years ago, then-President Donald Trump rallied his supporters to march to the U.S. Capitol and urged his vice president to stop the congressional certification of Democrat Joe Biden's victoryFILE - Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump , left, with Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, right, are pictured at an election night watch party, Nov. 6, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla.
After the 2020 election, many Republicans contended there were signs of massive voter fraud that made it impossible to confirm Biden's victory, even though there hasof widespread fraud. After Trump won this November, many of those same Republicans had no such objections, saying they trusted the accuracy of the vote count. It was a change in sentiment
The Constitution lays out some basic steps required to choose the next president, and congressional legislation has filled in the procedural blanks. After states choose their winning candidates on Election Day, electors who are pledged to vote for those candidates meet as the Electoral College and formally cast their votes for president.
Republicans say the size of Trump's election victory is why there is no potential unrest. He won the presidency by about 230,000 votes in the swing states and the popular vote by 1.5 percentage points after losing by about 44,000 votes in the swing states and 4.5 percentage points nationwide in 2020.
Election Certification Congress Donald Trump Capitol Riot
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Bill Skarsgård's Rotten Tomatoes Cold Streak Is Officially Over Thanks To Acclaimed Upcoming Horror MovieBill Skarsgard in the posters for The Crow (2024), Boy Kills World (2024), and Nosferatu (2024)
Read more »
'Fake electors' from 2020 are casting 2024 votes for Trump while facing felony chargesEight of the Republicans set to cast Michigan and Nevada's 2024 Electoral College votes for President-elect Donald Trump still face felony charges related to efforts to reverse Trump's 2020 loss.
Read more »
'Fake electors' from 2020 are casting 2024 votes for Trump while facing felony chargesEight of the Republicans set to cast Michigan and Nevada's 2024 Electoral College votes for President-elect Donald Trump still face felony charges related to efforts to reverse Trump's 2020 loss.
Read more »
Here are your winners of the 2024 Sloopys, Capitol Letter’s Ohio politics awards: Capitol LetterNearly 3,300 votes were cast by readers of Capitol Letter, cleveland.com’s politics newsletter, in more than two dozen categories.
Read more »
See How and What You Photographed in 2024 With Google Photos’ 2024 RecapGoogle Photos' new AI-powered year-in-review, 2024 Recap, shows users how and what they photographed in 2024.
Read more »
iPad Mini (2024) vs iPad Air (2024): Which One is Right for You?Apple's 2024 iPad lineup includes a refreshed iPad mini and a new iPad Air with two screen sizes. This comparison helps you decide between these two popular models.
Read more »