US President Donald Trump now says 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.
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Trump says in a statement tweeted by his social media director Dan Scavino, "Even though I totally disagree with the outcome of the election, and the facts bear me out, nevertheless, there will be an orderly transition on January 20th."
'I thought it was awesome. We enjoyed it,' Trump supporters tell @AndyRoesgen after a pro-Trump mob stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday. What happens next? 'Civil war. America is never going to be the same again,' they respond pic.twitter.com/a9uzKM7C5T
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He adds: "I have always said we would continue our fight to ensure that only legal votes were counted. While this represents the end of the greatest first term in presidential history, it's only the beginning of our fight to Make America Great Again."
