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Republicans have not voted on the resolution recognizing Democrat Joe Biden as a presidential candidate. This document was developed to inform Americans about preparations for the upcoming inauguration of the President of the United States.
The inaugural committee of the US Congress did not pass a resolution recognizing Democrat Joe Biden, the US presidential candidate, as president-elect. Republicans have not voted for this document, writes Business Insider on Dec. 8.
According to the publication, they wanted to adopt the resolution to inform Americans about preparations for the upcoming inauguration of the US president on January 20. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California, and Senate Rules Committee Chairman Roy Blunt of Missouri voted against the document.
Blunt said after the vote that it was not the task of the inaugural commission of Congress to anticipate the electoral process and decide “who should be inaugurated.”
The resolution was supposed to alert Americans that Congress is preparing for the inauguration of Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. wrote on Twitter by Politico correspondent Heather Cagle.
“The inaugural committee cannot pass a simple resolution that essentially recognizes Biden as president-elect after all Republicans opposed,” the journalist said.
The resolution was very basic, according to those with knowledge. It would have notified the American people that Congress is preparing for the inauguration of Biden and Harris “in coordination with health experts” while “we observe this transition of power.”
– Heather Caygle (@heatherscope) December 8, 2020
That cleared upthat Democrat Steny Hoyer proposed a solution that failed with a 3: 3 vote ratio.
NEW: The Inaugural Committee fails to pass a simple resolution that essentially recognizes Biden as president-elect after all Republicans opposed.
Hoyer offered the resolution, which failed 3-3. Other members of the committee are Pelosi, McConnell, McCarthy, Blunt, and Klobuchar.
– Heather Caygle (@heatherscope) December 8, 2020
Hoyer noted in a comment to CNN that “Republican reverence for the tantrums of current US President Republican Donald Trump after the elections threatens American democracy and undermines faith in the electoral system.”
Hoyer’s aide explained to CNN that the resolution was proposed to alert Republicans that Biden is the president-elect of the United States.
In the United States, on November 3, 2020, the main vote in the presidential elections took place. More than 10 candidates applied for the position, the main competitors were Trump and Biden. Turnout in these elections was a 120-year record – some 160 million Americans participated in them.
The United States has a two-tier electoral system. After a popular vote, a ballot will take place at the electoral college of each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia (the number of voters in each state varies by population). In most states, the candidate who receives the most popular votes will receive all the electoral votes. According to CNN, ABC News and Fox News, Biden has won the support of 306 members of the electoral college. Trump, according to the forecast of television channels, has the support of 232 voters. To win, you must collect at least 270 votes. The electoral college will vote on December 14.
Biden has already announced that he will be the next president of the United States and several world leaders congratulated him on his victory, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Trump refuses to admit defeat and slows the transfer of power, but on November 13 he admitted that another administration would work in the White House, and on the 24th it emerged that the Trump administration had declared its willingness to transfer power to Biden.
Trump himself, according to media reports, will not welcome the new US president to the White House. Instead, he can travel to Florida to demonstrate against Biden’s inauguration.
The winner of the elections will be officially announced by the President of the United States Senate at a meeting on January 6, 2021. On January 20, the elected head of state will be sworn in.
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