US president Donald Trump has pledged an “orderly transition” on January 20 after Congress certified Joe Biden’s electoral college victory in the early hours of Thursday morning following a traumatic day of rioting in the US Capitol.
In a statement posted on Twitter by Dan Scavino, the White House deputy chief of staff for communications, which was retweeted by the White House’s official account, Mr Trump appeared to put an end to two months of uncertainty over his intentions.
“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 wrote. “ 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!”, he said.