House Certifies Results Amid Poor Weather
Are we seriously doing this again? Some corners of the liberal bubble are still refusing to accept reality: Donald J. Trump is the 47th President of the United States. Congress certified the results. Vice President Kamala Harris herself, standing before the joint assembly with all the dignity she could muster, officially confirmed that Trump secured 312 electoral votes to her 226. And yet, somewhere in the digital back alleys of progressive social media, conspiracy theories are still swirling that Harris will somehow pull off an inauguration miracle on January 20th.
It’s over. The results aren’t in dispute. The Electoral College math isn’t fuzzy. Trump not only won the presidency, but he also did so with a clear margin—both in the popular vote and the Electoral College. Yet, in some progressive circles, reality seems to have taken an extended vacation.
This bizarre fantasy has reached such levels of absurdity that former Harris campaign staffers had to come out publicly and tell these people to snap out of it. But logic and facts are stubborn things, and they seem to have very little impact on those who are still doom-scrolling through Twitter threads about how “Kamala can still do this!”
The certification process itself was calm, orderly, and—dare we say it—normal. No chaos, no disruptions, and certainly no Democrats climbing over barricades or storming the Capitol demanding Harris be declared the winner. Vice President Harris played her ceremonial role, shook Speaker Mike Johnson’s hand, and stepped down with grace.
“HE’S DONE!” Crazed leftist refuses to believe Trump will be inaugurated
“He cannot be sworn in.”pic.twitter.com/1YxB75uiXa
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) January 5, 2025
So why the hysteria from some corners of the Left? Because they spent years convincing themselves that Trump could never return. Every indictment, every committee hearing, every breathless headline predicting his imminent downfall reinforced their belief that the Trump era was over for good. And yet, here he is, victorious and preparing for his second inauguration.
The Democrats’ entire strategy for defeating Trump hinged on one thing: January 6th. They weaponized it in hearings, campaigns, and courtrooms. They pushed criminal charges, televised committee hearings, and saturated the airwaves with ominous predictions about Trump being an existential threat to democracy. But the voters weren’t buying it. The proof? Five percent—that’s how many voters said January 6th was their defining memory of Trump’s presidency.
And then there’s Special Counsel Jack Smith, whose prosecution of Trump unraveled spectacularly. The delays, the immunity debates, and ultimately, the Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity brought the case to a screeching halt. Smith’s resignation ahead of Inauguration Day feels like the final chapter in a long, embarrassing saga of political overreach disguised as legal accountability.
But let’s not forget the Capitol Police and their role in all of this. Sgt. Anquilino Gonell, a former officer who testified before the January 6th Committee, called Trump’s plan to pardon the January 6th defendants a “betrayal.” It’s a powerful word, and it speaks to the lingering bitterness some feel about that day. But here’s the thing: Trump campaigned on those pardons. He made it crystal clear where he stood, and the voters elected him anyway.
And yet, as predictable as the sunrise, the usual suspects are back at it—writing op-eds, appearing on CNN, and tweeting furiously about Trump’s “threat to democracy.” But the voters have spoken. The certification process is done. Kamala Harris herself declared Trump the winner. And no amount of hashtags, TikTok rants, or MSNBC panel discussions is going to change that.
Even the weather seemed determined to wash away the last remnants of political theater. A snowstorm blanketed D.C., muffling the noise and symbolism that might have accompanied the certification. There were no dramatic protests, no throngs of activists blocking traffic, and no desperate attempts to stop the inevitable.