Sitting President Joe Biden penned a column in The Washington Post to mark the Jan. 6 certification of President-elect Donald Trump’s Electoral College victory, calling out the unpeaceful transition of power to him in Jan. 6, 2021.

“For much of our history, this proceeding was treated as pro forma, a routine act,” Biden wrote in a rare opinion for a sitting president. “But after what we all witnessed on Jan. 6, 2021, we know we can never again take it for granted.

“Violent insurrectionists attacked the Capitol, threatened the lives of elected officials, and assaulted brave law enforcement officers.

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