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Some called it “the biggest political tantrum in history,” an expression used by analyst Malcolm Nance in an interview with The Guardian to describe Donald Trump’s behavior if he lost the election.
This “tantrum” took the form of a blockade that prevented the initiation of protocols for the transition between the current administration and that of Joe Biden, the president-elect, but it seems that it is nearing the end.
This Monday, the outgoing president gave the green light to start the process and appealed to Emily Murphy, head of the United States General Services Administration, a position that has the responsibility of signing the documents that allow the transition of the power of a leader. to the other and unlocking funds of millions of dollars to ensure the passage of the testimony.
“I recommended to Emily and her team that they do what needs to be done in relation to the initial protocols, and I told my team to do the same,” Trump wrote on Twitter. Until then, Murphy had refused to sign the transition documents.
Emily Murphy, who became head of the US General Services Administration in 2017 on the appointment of Donald Trump, said the decision to unblock this process was not due to pressure from the White House: it was made after of “recent developments involving legal challenges and certification of election results,” the BBC quotes.
Several factors influenced Trump’s decision, especially crucial states such as Georgia, Pennsylvania or Michigan that declared the victory of Joe Biden in recent days, as well as the rejection of a lawsuit in the state of Pennsylvania by the Trump administration. , which sought to avoid the certification of the electoral results that give victory to Biden in that state by more than 80,000 votes.
End of a battle, not the end of the war
Although Trump has allowed this process to begin, it does not mean that he has left the towel on the floor. The outgoing president has not yet admitted defeat in the elections and considers that the possibility of reversing the electoral results “remains strong.”
However, this Thursday, with the United States celebrating Thanksgiving, Trump said that in the event that the Electoral College elects Joe Biden to the position, he will leave the White House. “Of course I will, and you know it,” he told reporters.
The one who seems quite calm amid this ruckus is the president-elect. With the release of the budget for the transition of power process, Biden will finally be able to begin preparing his term.
Unable to access US $ 6.3 million (€ 5.3 million), the president-elect and his vice-president, Kamala Harris, were forced to solicit donations from their supporters to fund the transition team. . “We have to fund it ourselves and we need your help,” Joe Biden wrote on social media. The inauguration is scheduled for January 20.
