Trump vows not to concede as Congress takes up final OK of Biden’s election

By Arul Louis New York, Jan 6 : The US Congress has launched the final stage of the confirmation of Joe Biden as the next President and Kamala Harris as the Vice President while President Donald Trump vowed he would “never concede” and his supporters in Congress prepared to challenge the electoral college votes.
Before the Congress met on Wednesday, Trump addressed a rally of his supporters in Washington. “This year, they rigged an election. They rigged it like they’ve never rigged an election before,” he told his supporters heightening tensions and setting the stage for the challenges inside Congress.
Washington has activated the National Guard to help maintain law and order while many businesses have put wooden boards on their windows in case there is violence from the supporters and opponents of Trump who have massed.
Vice President Mike Pence is presiding over the joint session of Congress called to count the votes of the electoral college which elected Biden and Harris last month and approve the tally to ensure the transfer of power on January 20.
Pence has turned down Trump’s requests to block the certifying of the electoral college’s votes, saying in a statement before the session that he did not have the constitutional authority for it.
Trump and his supporters have failed in over 50 cases they brought in courts at various levels alleging electoral fraud and they view this as the last chance to question the legitimacy of the election.