Trump celebrates election victory: Memories of the stormy Capitol Day!

On January 6, 2025, the formal confirmation of Donald Trump's election victory will be in the US Congress. The former president celebrated this moment on his platform Truth Social as a "great victory". However, this day has a painful history: four years ago, Trump's supporter violently interrupted Joe Biden's election victory. Biden warned again not to forget the events of January 6, 2021, and warned of the forgetting of the story.

In the context of the current session, Trump has announced that they were convicted of the captive tower. In November, Trump was able to clearly prevail against Kamala Harris, who now has to officially confirm his election victory as Vice President. Harris described the certification as a "holy obligation" and pointed out the fragility of democracy. The storm on the Capitol in 2021 led to five deaths and has taken secure measures for today's event, such as concrete barriers and fences.

memories of the Kapitolsturm

On January 6, 2024,

Joe Biden recalled the storming of the Capitol, which took place two years earlier. He emphasized that the events should not be forgotten and described the 6th January 2021 as one of the most difficult days in American history and as a threat to democracy. Biden asked newly elected democratic congress members to say the truth about the incidents and to remember the day.

During the storming, followers of Donald Trump stormed the Capitol to prevent Biden's victory in the 2020 presidential election. Trump had previously stormed his followers with false claims about election fraud. Offices were devastated in the riots, 140 police officers were injured and five people died. Mike Pence, the then Vice President, opposed the pressure from Trump and confirmed the election victory of biden.

Numerous attackers were convicted after the riots. Trump had prospect of pardon and was charged with the events, but the procedure was discontinued. Nancy Pelosi, the former chairman of the US representative house, also recalled the tragedy of storming and criticized Trump for the non-acceptance of his defeat. Biden emphasized the need for a smooth transition and the return to normal power transfer in the United States, such as Radio euskirchen reported.

Today's meeting for certification of the election result begins at 7:00 p.m. German time, with Trump received 312 votes from the electioners, while Harris received 226 votes. Although the certification could theoretically use less than an hour, objections are not foreseeable. Biden said that January 6th was one of the most difficult days in American history and underlined the importance of a smooth change of power.

For Trump, today's session is not only the moment of its confirmation, but also the start of the signing of the pardon at the beginning of his new term on January 20, such as ZDF reported.