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Trump will soon have to vacate his desk in the Oval Office. Image: keystone
This continues after Biden’s victory until the inauguration.
What’s next after Joe Biden’s election victory? Trump can be a sore loser. The mechanism of American democracy continues to spin, even if the incumbent may still try to toss legal sand into the gears. And there is still time until the new president takes office on January 20, 2021. And until then, Trump will remain in the White House.
What can Trump do now?
Now he is considered a lame duck: he will continue to rule until January 20, will continue to live in the White House and will be allowed to fly his government plane, Air Force One, but politically he is a relic of the past with limited influence.
However, the government may continue to change the implementing provisions of existing laws, including limiting the issuance of certain visas or relaxing regulations for environmental protection. Additionally, Trump may continue to hold leadership positions in government; some of the appointees would continue to serve under his successor for a long time. Trump could continue to grant pardons. Former presidents like Barack Obama exercised these rights until their last day in office.
Highlights from Biden’s victory speech
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Trump will remain until the end of his term Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces. Trump continues to represent the United States on the international stage. It could have its last big appearance on the world stage in two weeks at the G20 summit hosted by Saudi Arabia, which, however, only takes place online due to the Corona crisis.
What are the most important dates?
The president of the United States is not elected directly by the people, but by the electorate in the states. The winner needs at least 270 of the 538 voters; Biden should be well above the threshold.
States must certify final election results by December 8 and report them to Washington. On December 14 the electorate will vote. The new United States Congress will meet for the first time on January 3.
A.M January 6th the result will be read in Congress, the Parliament of the United States. Only then is it official who has won the elections. Usually, the outgoing president attends the swearing-in ceremony of his successor, which always takes place on January 20 in front of the Capitol in Washington.
How does the transfer of official business (normally) work?
The objective is that the new president can govern the day of his oath. This is what the so-called transition is for: the new government team should not have to jump to the bottom without being prepared. Months before elections, the United States government generally takes steps to prepare for the transition to the next president. It usually comes after the elections. too many employee meetings on both sidesplan everything concretely.
The new president receives, among other things, a 1000-page brochure, the “Government Manual”. In addition, there is the 200-page plum book, which lists the roughly 9,000 top positions that the president can hold in government and subordinate authorities. These include, for example, positions in the White House and senior officials in ministries.
If she Transition It is uncertain whether Trump will perform so well in the chaotically ruled White House, especially since the incumbent is likely to deny his electoral defeat to the end. Biden, who was Barack Obama’s vice president for eight years, has the great advantage of being familiar with most of the processes. When he moved into the White House with then-President Barack Obama in 2008, the biggest challenge was overcoming the global financial crisis. As of January 20, containing the coronavirus pandemic, which remains devastating in the US, should be Biden’s top priority. (amü / sda / dpa)
