US President Donald Trump has finally conceded and pledged an 'orderly transition' of power later this month.
The statement came just minutes after Congress formally certified Joe Biden's November election win, and followed a day of violent protests in the US capital.
Mr Trump had repeatedly refused to acknowledge his election loss, instead frequently making false claims that there was widespread fraud.
Early on Thursday morning, he publicly acknowledged his term in office was ending while insisting he 'totally disagrees' with the election result.
In a statement shared by a senior White House aide, the outgoing president said: “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.
"I have always said we would continue our fight to ensure that only legal votes were counted.
"While this represents the end of the greatest first term in presidential history, it’s only the beginning of our fight to Make America Great Again!”
It follows a day of violence in Washington DC, after Trump supporters stormed the Capitol as congresspeople and senators attempted to certify the election results.
Four people died - including one woman who was shot - during the violent protests.
The three other people died during the protests of "medical emergencies", local police confirmed, with officers making 52 arrests.
The demonstrations led to cross-party condemnation of Trump, who had encouraged supporters to gather to protest the election results.
Some Democratic lawmakers said they preparing articles of impeachment against the outgoing president in response, while Twitter and Facebook temporarily blocked the president from posting hours after saying his posts and videos were leading to a risk of violence.
Congress finally signed off on the election results after 3am local time, despite efforts by Republican lawmakers such as Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley to object to the results in several states.
