Donald Trump has vowed there will be an “orderly transition” on 20 January when Joe Biden is sworn into office – just hours after hundreds of his supporters stormed the US capitol.
The outgoing US president released a three-paragraph statement on Twitter through his social media director after Congress formally certified Mr Biden’s election victory.
Mr Trump’s Twitter account is currently suspended after he posted several tweets flagged for inciting violence, including calling rioters “great patriots”.
Congress resumed its work certifying Mr Biden’s Electoral College win late on Wednesday after the chaotic scenes on Capitol Hill, with debate stretching into the early hours of Thursday.
After debate, the Senate and the House of Representatives rejected two objections to the tally and certified the final Electoral College vote with Biden receiving 306 votes and Trump 232 votes.
Four people died and at least 52 were arrested after Donald Trump supporters stormed the Capitol.
Police said 47 of those arrests were related to violations of Washington DC mayor Muriel Bowser’s 6pm curfew, while several others were arrested on charges related to carrying unlicensed or prohibited firearms.
A woman shot and killed by a Capitol Police officer has been named in media reports as Ashli Babbit, a 14-year veteran of the US Air Force.
Three other people also died because of medical emergencies, police said, while 14 officers were injured – two of whom remained hospitalised on Wednesday night.
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