Boehner congratulates President-elect Joe Biden

Former House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) congratulated President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday after Congress certified his Electoral College victory.

“Congratulations President-elect @JoeBiden,” Boehner said on Twitter. “I know you’re sincere in your desire to be a president for all Americans, and I know you’ve got the tools and the heart to get it done.”

The Ohio Republican attached a photo of him and Biden together.

Congratulations President-elect @JoeBiden. I know you’re sincere in your desire to be a president for all Americans, and I know you’ve got the tools and the heart to get it done. #Laetare pic.twitter.com/ZHoZ43AhyK

— John Boehner (@SpeakerBoehner) January 7, 2021

Boehner served as Speaker for more than four years during the Obama administration, when Biden was the vice president.

Congress affirmed Biden’s victory early Thursday morning after a pro-Trump mob broke into the Capitol the day before, leaving the building vandalized and at least four dead in its wake.

The FBI said it is looking for information on anyone who stormed the Capitol.

After the Electoral Vote was certified, President Trump, who has not condemned the violence that occurred, acknowledged through a spokesman that there would be an “orderly transition of power.”