Trump pledges orderly transition after Congress validates Biden victory

Congress certified the Democrat’s electoral college win after a violent throng of pro-Trump rioters spent hours running rampant through the Capitol.

Donald Trump has said there will be “an orderly transition” after Congress concluded the electoral vote count certifying Joe Biden’s victory. Picture: AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin

Donald Trump has pledged there will be an orderly transition after the US Congress formally validated Joe Biden’s presidential election victory on a day that saw a time-honoured ceremony become a nightmare of unprecedented political terror.

The House and Senate certified the Democrat’s electoral college win early on Thursday after a violent throng of pro-Trump rioters spent hours on Wednesday running rampant through the Capitol.