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The outgoing president of the United States, Donald Trump, indicated this Monday that he was giving the green light to the transfer of power to Democrat Joe Biden, winner of the presidential elections, although he still does not recognize his defeat. Why did you decide to start the transfer of power process? How did President-elect Joe Biden’s team react? Find out with this ABC.
US President Donald Trump said Monday that he is no longer opposed to the government helping Joe Biden’s transition team, the statement in which the president has come closest to admitting his defeat in the presidential elections.
Trump tweeted that the General Administration of Services should “do whatever it takes” after the agency’s director, Emily Murphy, said she was going to start the process, delayed so far.
Trump has spent the last three weeks since the November 3 election claiming, without any proof, that Biden’s victory was the result of fraud..
Murphy, who denies acting under political pressure, has so far refused to release the funds his agency administers to the incoming team.
(You may be interested in: The keys to Biden’s appointments to his US cabinet.)
I want to thank Emily Murphy of GSA for her steadfast dedication and loyalty to our country. She has been harassed, threatened, and abused, and I don’t want this to happen to her, her family, or GSA employees. Our case continues STRONG, we will continue with the good …
– Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 23, 2020
What are Trump’s reasons for starting the handover now?
The outgoing president argued through a tweet that “in the common interest of his country,” he recommended Emily Murphy, head of the General Services Administration and his team to do what they had to do with respect to the initial protocols.
Trump also claimed that Murphy had been the victim of threats and different attacks due to his reluctance to begin the process of handover.
“I want to thank Emily Murphy at GSA (the General Services Administration) for her steadfast dedication and loyalty to our country. She has been harassed, threatened and abused – and I don’t want to see this happen to her, her family or GSA employees. “Trump tweeted.
The announcement of the still president also came shortly after Murphy certified Biden’s victory, a necessary step so that Democrats can access key resources to carry out the transition to government.
So … what was the response from Emily Murphy, head of the GSA?
Emily Murphy, who denied acting under political pressure, has refused since November 3 to release the aid package her agency handles for Biden’s team.
According to CNN, Murphy, Trump’s politician appointee, has faced intense scrutiny and political pressure from Democrats and, in recent days, from Republicans calling for the start of a smooth transition.
And … how did President-elect Joe Biden’s team react?
US President-elect Joe Biden on Monday welcomed the release of government aid for his transition team, a step he described as crucial towards “a peaceful transfer of power.”
The head of the General Administration of Services “has confirmed President-elect Joe Biden and Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris as the apparent winners of the elections, providing the incoming administration with the resources and support necessary to carry out a smooth and peaceful transfer of power“Biden said in a statement.
Joe Biden, president-elect of the United States, said that in those meetings they will seek to “obtain a full understanding of the efforts of the Trump Administration to empty government agencies.”
The transition team of the president-elect of the United States, Joe Biden, announced this Monday that in “the next few days” it will begin meetings with officials of the Government of Donald Trump to make effective the transfer of power to which the outgoing president has just given approval.
“In the coming days, transition officials will begin meeting with federal officials to discuss the response to the pandemic, have detailed information on our national security interests.“Biden Transition Team Executive Director Yohannes Abraham said in a statement.
The Democratic official also assured that in those meetings they will seek “to obtain a full understanding of the efforts of the Trump Administration to empty government agencies.”
Does this mean that Trump conceded the victory to Biden?
The outgoing president refused to concede victory to his rival and affirmed through Twitter that: “Our case continues with STRENGTH, we are going to continue to have a good fight and I think we are going to win!”
I want to thank Emily Murphy of GSA for her steadfast dedication and loyalty to our country. She has been harassed, threatened, and abused, and I don’t want this to happen to her, her family, or GSA employees. Our case continues STRONG, we will continue with the good …
– Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 23, 2020
According to CNN, in a statement Monday, Senator Rob Portman, a Republican from Ohio, said that “so far there is no evidence of any widespread fraud or irregularities changing the outcome in any state“and asked that the transition process begin.
Valentina Leudo Mejia
Editor of ELTIEMPO.COM
* With information from AFP and EFE
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