The US Congress is scheduled to meet on Monday to certify Donald Trump’s presidential election victory over Vice President Kamala Harris.
The vice president is in charge of presiding over the counting of the results of each of the country’s 50 states, putting Harris in a position to certify her defeat.
The process was long a formality in the election process, but four years ago it descended into chaos as Trump supporters stormed the Capitol, injuring about 140 police officers, vandalizing the building and forcing lawmakers to seek protection. Sent.
Such scenes are not expected on Monday, when Harris accepted defeat and President Joe Biden highlighted the need for a peaceful process.
Authorities have made full preparations to erect high metal barriers around the Capitol complex.
Speaking at the White House on Sunday, Biden called what happened on January 6, 2021, “one of the toughest days in American history.”
“We have to get back to the basic, normal transfer of power,” Biden said.
He said Trump’s conduct four years ago, including repeated false claims that he had won the election, was “a real threat to democracy.”
“I hope we’re past that now,” Biden said.
More than 1,500 people have been charged in connection with the attack on the Capitol. Trump has promised to issue pardons soon after taking office on January 20.
