Trump's victory was officially confirmed at a joint session of both houses of the US Congress

At a joint session of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the US Congress formally confirmed Donald Trump as the winner of the presidential election held on November 5, 2024, and the ceremony passed without the violence and chaos that marked that event four years ago when Trump lost the election in which he defeated by now outgoing President Joseph Biden.

Members of both houses of the US Congress gathered under heavy security in blizzard conditions to legally certify the results of the general election, but after the events of January 6, 2020, when Trump's supporters stormed the Congress building, the fact remains that the candidate, who tried to reverse the results of the then elections, is now legitimately returning to power as he won the current elections.

US Vice President Kamala Harris presided over the ceremony and read how the electors voted in the US states. It was she who lost to Trump, as the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party.

After she read the results, applause broke out in the hall. First the Republicans applauded Trump, then the Democrats applauded Kamala Harris. Newly elected US Vice President JD Vance joined his colleagues as a former senator.

The whole process went quickly and without disorder, and everything was completed in half an hour, the agencies reported.

A multi-layered black fence has been erected around the complex on the US Capitol Hill in Washington - a reflection of the highest level of national security - a reminder of what happened four years ago when Trump called on his supporters to "fight hard", followed by the most dangerous attack on the seat of American democracy in 200 years.