Donald Trump Admits US Election Defeat, Pledges "Orderly Transition" Hours After US Capitol Seige

Donald Trump Admits US Election Defeat, Pledges "Orderly Transition" After Congress Declares Biden Win

New Delhi: On Thursday outgoing US President Donald Trump offered the clearest signal yet that he will voluntarily leave office on January 20, saying there will be an "orderly transition" to Joe Biden's presidency.

"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," said Donald Trump in a statement minutes after the US Congress formally certified Biden's victory.

"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," he added, hinting at a potential 2024 run.

The lawmakers in the Senate and House of Representatives successfully beat back Republican efforts to dent Biden the electoral votes needed to win, prompting loud and cheers when the certification was announced.

The president immediately released a statement pledging an "orderly transition"but suggesting he would remain in frontline politcis amid speculation that he may run agin in 20204.
"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," he said.

"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!"

The certification came an hour after a mob breached the US Capitol and sent lawmakers scrambling for safety.

They were able to return hours later, shaken but determined to complete the task.

The security forces fired tear gas in a four-hour operation to clear the Capitol. Police said that one woman reported a female Trump partisan from Southern California, was shot and killed and that three other people died in the ara in circumstances that were unclear.
 

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