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Donald Trump has said that only “time will tell” who will be in the White House in January, in his first public address in a week.
Speaking about Operation Warp Speed, the US government’s pandemic vaccination program, he said his administration would not be shut down.
He added: “Whatever happens in the future, who knows … what administration it will be … I suppose time will tell, but I can tell you that this administration will not be blocked.”
It appears to be the first time that Trump has not insisted that he won the election.
Trump also tried to take credit for the advancement of Pfizer’s vaccine saying: “As a result of Operation Warp Speed, Pfizer announced on Monday that its vaccine against the China virus was more than 90% effective.
“Pfizer said it was not part of Warp Speed, but it turned out to be an unfortunate misinterpretation.”
The pharmaceutical company insists that it is not involved in the program and has not accepted money from the United States to develop tests or manufacture the drug.
However, the White House has pledged nearly $ 2 billion in orders for the vaccine, which covers Pfizer’s spending on its development and guarantees a US market for the drug.
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The president said he expects a coronavirus vaccine to be available to the entire population starting in April.
He also said he expects an emergency use authorization for the Pzifer vaccine “very soon.”
Speaking about the coronavirus pandemic, he said his administration would not go into lockdown.
He added: “Whatever happens in the future, who knows … what administration it will be … I suppose time will tell, but I can tell you that this administration will not be closed.”
It appears to be the first time that Trump has not insisted that he won the election.
The president said he expects a coronavirus vaccine to be available to the entire population starting in April.
He also said he expects an emergency use authorization for the Pzifer vaccine “very soon.”
Analysis: Does Donald know that his days in the White House are numbered?
Alistair Bunkall, US News Correspondent
America has waited seven days to hear from Donald Trump, and when he finally emerged from self-imposed isolation, he was a changed man.
The president largely stuck to the script, refusing to expose the election and avoiding any of its trademark deviations.
However, the hyperbole was still there: “Operation Warp Speed is the largest mobilization in the history of the United States,” he proclaimed. “Unmatched and incomparable anywhere in the world.”
American networks heard it and then got sidetracked. This was not the concession speech they wanted, but there was the slightest hint that Mr. Tump might be accepting their fate.
“… whatever happens in the future, who knows what administration it will be, I guess time will tell …”
Hours before speaking in the Rose Garden of the White House, the news networks declared Arizona for Biden and North Carolina for Trump, completing the electoral map pending recounts.
Biden’s victory of 306 votes in the electoral college to Trump’s 232 is considerable but also a mirror image of the 2016 result. A result that at the time a close collaborator described as “Landslide. Blowout. Historic.”
And then there was her hair, the usual wavy blonde mop when she visited Arlington National Cemetery two days ago, it was very gray now.
It would be irrelevant if it weren’t for the fact that he is a man who has long carefully cultivated his image, and hair is a central feature. He knows that these things do not go unnoticed.
Donald Trump did not accept questions. He did not appear for the fight. Maybe, just maybe, you know your time in the White House is coming to an end.
