President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. surpassed the 270-vote threshold in the Electoral College when California’s electors cast their votes, after a day in which the process unfolded smoothly.
Poetic Justice 😂 It was Kamala’s home state that put Biden over the top. Joe Biden will become the 46th President and Kamala the 46th Vice President.
The president-elect passed the threshold after California cast its 55 votes for Mr. Biden on Monday evening, capping a day marked by heightened security in battleground states and an unusual level of scrutiny for what is normally a formal, procedural affair.
With supporters of Mr. Trump promising to mount protests outside of some statehouses, officials took extra steps to ensure the safety of the electors. Lawmakers in Michigan, citing credible threats, closed the Capitol building to the public, as did Wisconsin, where electors in Madison were ushered into to a side entrance at the State Capitol for the noon vote.
Yet Monday’s votes were largely smooth; there were no protests that disrupted the proceedings. Indeed, in many battleground states, police presence outnumbered protesters, and the normally staid process carried out by the Electoral College went uninterrupted.
Republicans who refused to acknowledge Biden as the next President MUST DO IT NOW — and they MUST DO IT PUBLICLY. #OurCountry #OurPresident
