Kamala Harris says ‘America’s democracy stood’, after certifying Trump’s election victory – as it happened
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Vice-president speaks to reporters after joint session to certify results exactly four years after Trump’s supporters stormed Capitol

Kamala Harris has just announced Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election, following Congress’s certification of the result.

“The state of the vote for the president of the United States as delivered to the president of the Senate is as follows: the whole number of the electors appointed to vote for president of the United States is 538. Within that whole number, the majority is 270. The votes for president of the United States are as follows: Donald J Trump of the state of Florida has received 312 votes,” Harris said.

Loud applause broke out from Republicans. Harris watched for a while, then gaveled for quiet.

“Kamala D Harris of the State of California has received 226 votes,” she then said, prompting cheers from Democrats.