Hours after a Trump-inspired mob was cleared from the Capitol, lawmakers returned to confirm the electoral votes for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. The final tally of 306-232 was announced just before dawn after objections were heard from several members of Congress.

Congress certified President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris' victory early Thursday, the end of a long day and night marked by chaos and violence in Washington — in which pro-Trump extremists staged a violent insurrection inside the U.S. Capitol. pic.twitter.com/yg5kOFShdS

— NPR (@NPR) January 7, 2021

Trump issued a statement through a surrogate because Twitter has blocked his account.

“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 said in a statement.

JUST IN: Trump early Thursday morning vowed an "orderly transition" when Joe Biden takes office on Jan. 20, according to a statement released by White House social media director Dan Scavino. https://t.co/wLYLIU6tp9

— Axios (@axios) January 7, 2021

The New York Times writes:

There was no parallel in modern American history, with insurgents acting in the president’s name vandalizing Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office, smashing windows, looting art and briefly taking control of the Senate chamber, where they took turns posing for photographs with fists up on the dais where Mr. Pence had just been presiding.