Donald Trump's presidential victory will be certified in the US Congress in January by the presidential candidate whom Trump defeated - Vice President Kamala Harris , reports the Associated Press.
According to the US Constitution, the US Vice President is the head of the Senate, and the role of the Senate President is to announce the result of the election for the White House. This takes place on January 6.
Under normal circumstances, the counting of votes by the vice president is a mere formality and is the final step in the complex technical process of electing a new US administration.
Four years ago, however, this almost didn't happen. Trump refused to accept defeat and stormed the Capitol just as then-Vice President Mike Pence was set to certify Democrat Joe Biden's victory. Trump supporters chanted "Hang Mike Pence" as they vandalized offices in the US Congress building.
Pence acknowledged this reality in a lengthy statement to Congress. He concluded that the vice president could not claim "unilateral power" to reject the states' electoral votes. And on January 7, 2021. Pence reopened a joint session of the US Congress to certify Biden's then-victory.