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Wednesday, November 11, 2020
After Joe Biden’s victory in the US presidential election, it may be many months before another US ambassador is sent to Germany. The position has been vacant since Trump’s confidant Richard Grenell resigned in June. The official matter has been led by former Grenell MP Robin Quinville. Trump had nominated former Army officer Douglas Macgregor as his successor in late July and has yet to officially withdraw his candidate. After all, Trump is still fighting to stay in office. But even if Biden is to be sworn in as president on January 20, it will be a while before the new ambassador moves into his office by the Brandenburg Gate. A candidate nominated by Biden has not yet been approved by the Senate. So far, Trump’s Republicans still have a majority there.
+++ 04:05 Trump is again busy writing tweets about alleged electoral manipulation +++
It’s late in Washington, and Donald Trump is using the time to further spread his view of things: In numerous tweets over the past two hours, Trump has shared articles and tweets from the media and political supporters who lean towards him and who allegedly they support his accusations of electoral manipulation. . Among them, a broadcast from Fox host Sean Hannity announced that “vote-by-mail proves corruption.” The key witnesses who appear there: former Fox employee and current White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany, her predecessor as Trump spokesperson Sarah Huckabee (also a Fox employee) and Republican Senator Marco Rubio.
+++ 03:29 Trump’s lawyers want votes to be verified in Michigan +++
US President Donald Trump’s campaign team announces a lawsuit for illegal voting in the US state of Michigan. Michigan’s election results are unlikely to be confirmed until all votes are verified to be legitimately cast, he said. During the count, Trump wanted to stop the counting of votes in the state and a judge dismissed the lawsuit.
+++ 02:35 Biden’s lead in Arizona is shrinking +++
In the US state of Arizona, not all ballots have been evaluated. With 98 percent of the votes counted so far, data provider Edison Research shrinks, according to Joe Biden’s lead, to 49.4 percent from 49.5 percent. Donald Trump is still at 49.0 percent.
+++ 02:03 Four out of five Americans recognize Biden as US President +++
According to a poll, US President-designate Joe Biden is recognized by nearly 80 percent of Americans as the future president of the US. A Reuters / Ipsos opinion poll on Tuesday found that 79 percent of voters in the United States he believes that Biden won the November 3 presidential election. Another 13 percent said the election result was still open. About five percent of those surveyed said they didn’t know who won, and three percent assume incumbent Donald Trump will have a second term.
+++ 01:41 Member of the United States electoral commission rebukes Trump’s refusal +++
The current US administration’s refusal to work with President-elect Joe Biden has drawn criticism from the US electoral commission. Democratic Commissioner Ellen Weintraub demanded that Biden, as is customary for a future president, have access to government facilities and information. Every hour of delay makes it harder for the future government to tackle complex issues like the corona pandemic when it officially takes office in January. An elected president and his team often have quick access to the government infrastructure to prepare for the transfer of power. The General Services Administration (GSA) gives permission for this. Given Trump’s stance, GSA chief Emily Murphy has so far refused to sign the necessary documents for the transition process.
+++ 00:51 That will be tough for Biden: another Senate seat goes to Republicans +++
The likelihood that US President-elect Joe Biden will have to strike a deal with a Republican-controlled Senate has increased. It became clear Tuesday that another Republican senator could defend his seat. In the state of North Carolina, Democrat Cal Cunnigham congratulated incumbent Thom Tillis on his electoral victory. Republicans have 49 Senate seats and Democrats 48 after the election, three races are still open. One of them, in Alaska, is Republican Senator Dan Sullivan. In Georgia, Republicans David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler face a runoff election against their Democratic rivals in early January.
+++ 00:15 Former adviser: Trump will leave the White House without compulsion +++
Trump’s former foreign policy adviser John Bolton does not believe that US President Donald Trump should be forcibly removed from the White House. Trump will leave office if the Electoral College elects Democrat Joe Biden as president, Trump will leave, Bolton said late at night on ZDF’s “Lanz” show. Trump will have a “stab in the back legend” in his head, according to which he has been duped into victory and dumped by incompetent employees. Therefore, it will continue to be considered a winner. “What he particularly hates is the word loser,” Bolton said.
+++ 23:21 Biden’s advisers give no chance to Trump’s demands +++
According to his legal advisers, the inauguration of the president-elect of the United States, Joe Biden, cannot be prevented by legal means either. Biden’s team is prepared for incumbent Donald Trump’s Republican Party to continue trying to “cause confusion” with lawsuits, Biden’s head of legal team Dana Remus said at a news conference. “But at the end of the day they have no proof and they won’t have a chance.” Biden’s aide Bob Bauer said Georgia, Montana and Pennsylvania had dismissed several Republican lawsuits against the counting of votes in last week’s presidential election due to a lack of substantial evidence. In no case was it possible to prove the alleged electoral fraud or other irregularities. Counting the votes in individual states will change nothing in Biden’s election victory, Bauer said.
+++ 10:38 pm Senior Pentagon employee fired +++
Two more executives have to leave the Pentagon after Donald Trump fires Secretary of Defense Mark Esper: Chief of Staff Jen Stewart is replaced by a former employee of Republican Rep. Devin Nunes. Nunes is chairman of the House Intelligence Committee and has seen Russia’s investigation against Trump described as a “carefully orchestrated smear campaign” by Democrats, media and partisan government officials. Vice Admiral Joseph Kernan has to go too.
+++ 22:22 Biden: Abolishing “Obamacare” would be cruel +++
Joe Biden has criticized incumbent Donald Trump’s efforts to abolish “Obamacare” healthcare reform as cruel. That could mean that more than 20 million people could lose their access to health insurance amid a pandemic, Biden said.
Trump’s Republican Party is making a new attempt to overturn President Barack Obama’s health care reform in the Supreme Court. In today’s negotiations, however, a majority in favor of keeping the law became evident. Two conservative justices agreed with their three liberal colleagues that “Obamacare” could continue in its current form. A trial is expected next year.
+++ 21:56 Biden: “America is back” +++
In preparation for his future role as US president, Joe Biden telephoned several European heads of state and government, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Speaking at a news conference in his hometown of Wilmington, Biden said he had let several leaders know that “America is back.” “We will get back to the game,” Biden said, stressing that he wants to realign America’s foreign policy.
Read what happened on the US election ticker here.
