Donald Trump has vowed there will be an “orderly transition” on 20 January when Joe Biden is sworn into office – just hours after hundreds of his supporters stormed the US Capitol Building.
The outgoing US president released a three-paragraph statement on Twitter through his social media director after Congress formally certified Mr Biden’s election victory.
Mr Trump’s Twitter account is currently suspended after he posted several tweets flagged for inciting violence, including calling rioters “great patriots”.
Congress resumed its work certifying Mr Biden's Electoral College win late on Wednesday night after the chaotic scenes on Capitol Hill, with debate stretching into the early hours of Thursday.
Police confirmed afterwards that four people died and more than 50 arrests were made, as a result. President Trump, meanwhile, has been widely condemned.
