Tag: US elections

Wednesday, January 20th 2021 - 10:13 UTC
National Guard members on duty in Washington have had backgrounds screened

While the US capital Washington under lockdown and strict security measures emulates Baghdad, law enforcement agencies have screened the 25,000 plus National Guard members to make sure they do not pose a security risk during president Joe Biden and Kamala Harris inauguration, according to comments from top military officers.
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Monday, January 11th 2021 - 09:56 UTC
Biden honored to have vice-president Pence attend the inauguration ceremony

US Vice-President Mike Pence will attend the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris, breaking ranks with President Donald Trump, who said that he wouldn't attend.
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Saturday, January 9th 2021 - 09:50 UTC
Trump announced he would not attend president elect Joe Biden's inauguration

President Donald Trump, who begrudgingly recognized his defeat less than two weeks before he was due to leave office, announced on Friday on Twitter that he would not be attending President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on Jan 20.
Friday, January 8th 2021 - 09:55 UTC
Trump concedes: “a new administration will be inaugurated” and condemns his violent supporters

United States President Donald Trump has finally conceded the 2020 election victory to president-elect Joe Biden in a new video published on his YoutTube channel condemning his violent supporters who stormed the Capitol building on Wednesday.
Friday, January 8th 2021 - 09:45 UTC
Joe Biden finally confirmed president despite Trump supporters storming Capitol

Hours after hundreds of President Donald Trump's supporters stormed the US Capitol in a harrowing assault on American democracy, a shaken Congress on Thursday formally certified Democrat Joe Biden's election victory.
Friday, January 8th 2021 - 07:55 UTC
Trump via his media director pledges “an orderly transition on Jan 20” but “disagrees with election outcome”

US President Donald Trump acknowledged his loss in the November 3 election for the first time overnight Thursday and said there “will be an orderly transition on January 20th,” after Congress concluded the electoral vote count certifying President-elect Joe Biden's victory and after a day of violence when his supporters stormed the US Capitol.
Friday, January 8th 2021 - 01:17 UTC
Capitol mob represents an internal collapse of US political system: Global Times editorial

Donald Trump's supporters stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday in an attempt to stop Joe Biden from being certified the winner. Although the situation was quickly brought under control, politicians and public opinion condemned the riots, and Congress officially certified Biden's victory afterwards, the far-reaching implications of the incident may not be controllable.
Thursday, January 7th 2021 - 09:30 UTC
Bolsonaro continues to back Trump and reiterates allegations of election fraud

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday continued to back President Donald Trump by reiterating baseless allegations of November U.S. election fraud.
Thursday, January 7th 2021 - 09:15 UTC
Several US state capitols had to close following a rash of “mirror” protests

The chaotic protests at the US Capitol in Washington DC caused by a mob of Donald Trump supporters promoted by the president on Wednesday led several states to close their own legislative buildings, though protests outside Washington remained mostly peaceful.
Wednesday, January 6th 2021 - 10:31 UTC
Best possible result for Joe Biden: first results indicate Democrats have won the two Georgia Senate seats

Primary results in the Tuesday Georgia state Senate election indicate Democrats will be taking both seats, the best possible news for president-elect Joe Biden. Meanwhile, Republican incumbent David Perdue vowed to “mobilize every available resource and exhaust every legal recourse” as he fought for his political life in a Senate runoff that was too close to call early Wednesday.