Patricia Dreher
There is a bipartisan push to certify Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 presidential election amongst elected representatives after the havoc wreaked at US Capitol Hill on Wednesday, according to Sky News Washington Correspondent Annelise Nielsen.
Vice President Mike Pence announced the reconvening of Congress after the interruption from protests by warning protestors they “did not win” because “violence never wins, freedom wins”.
“And as we reconvene in this chamber, the world will again witness, the resilience and strength of our democracy,” Mr Pence said.
“For even in the wake of unprecedented violence and vandalism at this Capitol, the elected representatives of the people of the United States have assembled again, on the very same day, to support and defend the constitution of the United States.”
The violent protests incited Republicans to withdraw their objections to the electoral college results.
Republican Georgia Senator Kelly Loeffler told Congress when she arrived in Washington on Wednesday morning, she “fully intended to object to the certification of the electoral votes.”
In a remarkable backflip, after Wednesday’s protests, the Georgia Senator changed her mind.
“I cannot now in good conscience object to the certification of these electors,” Ms Loeffler said.
“The violence, the lawlessness and siege of the halls of Congress are abhorrent and stand as a direct attack on the very institution my objection was intended to protect, the sanctity of the American Democratic process,” she said.
Increasing reports reveal Republicans are considering enacting the 25th Amendment which could see President Donald Trump removed in his last two weeks of office.
