The thick snow that fell during the night smothered everything, covering the Capitol in an illusory virginity. Four years after the assault by Donald Trump's supporters against this high place of American democracy in order to prevent the certification of Joe Biden's victory, this same procedure took place without a hitch on Monday January 6. One by one, the representatives of the States took turns at the desk, to confirm that their list of electors “appeared to be regular in form and authentic. » The final count, unsurprisingly, confirmed the official victory of Donald Trump against Kamala Harris (312 to 226).
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The vice-president, who led the debates, under the Constitution, maintained a seemingly detached, formal air. “I deeply believe that American democracy is only as strong as we are willing to fight for it,” she declared to journalists. The Democrats, during this transition which is about to be completed, wanted to be exemplary, rehabilitating a form of political normality and civility. In 2001, Al Gore, Bill Clinton's vice-president but defeated in the presidential election, did not run either. He had suffered the same intimate torture as Kamala Harris, by confirming the triumph of George W. Bush, despite the very controversial vote count in Florida.
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