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Published: 08:42 BST, 7 January 2021 | Updated: 20:44 BST, 8 January 2021ĭonald Trump finally accepted his fate just before 4am Thursday after Vice President Mike Pence ended his desperate campaign to overturn the election - still not properly conceding and instead boasting it was the 'end of the greatest first term in history' in a tweet from an aide's cellphone. Political Reporter and Kayla Brantley and Tim Stickings and Megan Sheets For Political Editor and Emily Goodin, Senior U.S. Political Reporter and Geoff Earle, Deputy U.S. Trump - after hours of remaining silent - told those inside the Capitol that he loves them and understands their pain but urged them 'to go home'īy Nikki Schwab, Senior U.S.President-elect Biden called for the 'mob to pull back' and said the uprising bordered on sedition.

The entire National Guard was deployed to the Capitol and police declared a 6pm curfew for DC.

In the Senate, objections were filed in Arizona and Pennsylvania, but both were torpedoed by majority vote.

Congress reconvened at 8pm with some Republicans continuing their doomed bid to overturn the election result, including House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Missouri senator Josh Hawley.

Barack Obama called it a 'moment of shame' while George W.

The harrowing scenes caused anguish among America's allies and were mocked by its authoritarian rivals.

Trump's violent invaders ransacked offices, waved the Confederate flag and swung from a Senate balcony.

The president had incited his supporters to storm the Capitol, forcing a halt to the electoral vote proceedings.

Trump finally promised an 'orderly transition' on January 20 but maintained his false claims of election fraud.

Joe Biden's Electoral College victory was certified by Mike Pence at 3.41am, ending a nearly 15-hour saga.

'This represents end of greatest first term in history': Trump posts tone deaf tweet via aide's cell (after Twitter bans him) in which he agrees to 'orderly transition' after MAGA mob shames America and Pence certifies Biden at 3.41am