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Future US President Joe Biden (78) accuses the administration of Donald Trump (74) of a greater blockage in the transfer. In a speech in his hometown of Wilmington on Monday, Biden complained that his team did not get all the information they needed on key national security issues. This is “irresponsible”.
They would not receive “all the information we need” from the outgoing Trump administration, said Biden, who specifically complained and criticized the Defense Ministry that the office was putting obstacles in the way of his team and obstructing the handover. Biden’s team had previously complained that the Defense Ministry was canceling briefings and withholding information. The Pentagon rejected that.
Biden Plans Corona Offensive for War Law
In the fight against the corona pandemic, Biden wants to lean on an old law of war and thus massively increase the production of vaccines and protective equipment. While the vaccine supply will be in short supply around the world for months, the newly elected US president is planning its emergency production.
The Defense Production Law grants the president broad powers to intervene in the private sector in the interest of national security. In this way, Biden can order the production of important materials and goods in order to ensure adequate supplies for the population.
The plan is to “ensure that personal protective equipment, testing capabilities, and raw materials for vaccines are produced in sufficient quantities,” said Dr. Celine Gounder, a member of Biden’s Covid-19 advisory team, the broadcaster. American CNBC. According to the “New York Times”, the US pharmaceutical multinational Pfizer had already unsuccessfully asked the Trump administration in September for better access to nine special products needed to make the vaccine. (kes / SDA)
