Does Donald Trump clear the way for a handover to Joe Biden?
The outgoing US president is going to be a little historical.
However, he does not want to know anything about an admission.
US election 2020 *: At the core of
Donald Trump's *
struggle to maintain
power
was to block an orderly handover of office to his democratic successor.
Now the outgoing US president reluctantly gives in.
Has the way been paved for
election winner Joe Biden *
?
But: He doesn't want to know anything about a defeat - and continues to take action against the “most corrupt election in US history”.
Washington - The game of the new
US President Joe Biden's inauguration
is not over yet, but it seems to be clearing a major hurdle.
After weeks of debate, the transition between the current government of ruler Donald Trump * and the newly elected successor Biden can be initiated in the USA.
On Monday, Trump said on his favorite means of communication, Twitter, that he had instructed the relevant authorities and his employees to cooperate with the Democrat Biden.
US election 2020: Donald Trump agrees to hand over power to Biden
Shortly before, the responsible authority had classified
GSA
Biden as the obvious
winner
and at the same time announced that this decision was made independently.
This paved the way for the Democrats to have
access to ministries and authorities
before the inauguration, which is
scheduled
for
January 2021
.
This also includes confidential government information as well as the multi-million dollar expenses, for example with regard to salaries.
Trump's successor
transition team
released a notice in which they saw the decision as "a necessary step to begin addressing the challenges our country is facing." Meetings with federal officials are planned to respond to the
To discuss the
corona pandemic *
, to assess the national security situation and to understand the efforts of the Trump administration to "undermine government agencies".
US election 2020: Trump continues to refuse to recognize election defeats
... fight, and I believe we will prevail!
Nevertheless, in the best interest of our Country, I am recommending that Emily and her team do what needs to be done with regard to initial protocols, and have told my team to do the same.
- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 23, 2020
However,
US President Donald Trump
still
refuses to
admit his defeat in the November 3rd election.
The 74-year-old vehemently claims that rival
Joe Biden's
triumph
was only due to
massive election fraud
.
Over 30 lawsuits by his lawyers have already been rejected by various courts - but Trump stressed that he did not want to give up and would continue to fight for the office of US president.
However, the incumbent recommended to the General Services Administration (GSA) and his own team "in the best interests of the country" that they "do what needs to be done," said Trump.
Donald Trump speaks of the most corrupt election in history five hours after initiating the transfer of power
In order to support his position, the
current president of the United States followed up
a short time later on Twitter: “What has the permission to the GSA to begin its preliminary work to do with the most corrupt election in American history?
We are moving forward at full speed ":
What does GSA being allowed to preliminarily work with the Dems have to do with continuing to pursue our various cases on what will go down as the most corrupt election in American political history?
We are moving full speed ahead.
Will never concede to fake ballots & “Dominion”.
- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 24, 2020
US President: Handover of power by Donald Trump started - Joe Biden presents the first personal details
Before the official start of the transition process,
Joe Biden
(77) announced who he would like to fill the key positions with in his future government.
He nominated his longtime advisor
Antony Blinken
for the office of US Secretary of State
.
The
Ministry of
Homeland Security is said to be led by the
Cuban exile
Alejandro Mayorkas
.
Ex-Secretary of State John Kerry
is
slated
to serve as the special envoy for the
climate in the White House National Security Council
.
According to media reports, there should be a novelty at the head of the Treasury - Biden would like to
hoist
ex-central bank chief Janet Yellen
to this position - as the first woman ever.
2020 US Election Results: Here's How Joe Biden's Team Prepares For Government
The
transition team of Joe Biden
now gets access to more than six million dollars from the US Treasury.
In addition, the
US President's employees are
now officially allowed to communicate with government officials.
In the transition period, the president not only has to put his cabinet together, but also
quickly fill
thousands of posts in the
White House
,
ministries
and
authorities
.
Around 1200 personal details have to be approved by the Senate.
+
Still-US President Donald Trump announced the first step in the transfer of power to Joe Biden via Twitter.
© Evan Vucci / AP / dpa
Results of the US election 2020: Michigan probably the trigger - decisive letter issued
By the way: How the handover of official business ("transition") should look like after a US presidential election has been anchored in United States law for almost 60 years.
The election results are currently being confirmed successively by the individual states.
After the important
US state Michigan also
confirmed Joe Biden's success there
on November 23,
Emily Murphy, the head of the administrative authority GSA
- appointed by Trump himself, by the way - sent the decisive letter to Biden.
(
PF / dpa
)
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List of rubric lists: © Evan Vucci / AP / dpa
