The government of the outgoing President, Donald Trump, has been
blocking Joe Biden's transition team in "key areas of national security
,
"
as the president-elect accused on Monday, who assured that, after four years in office,
the Department of Defense it is "stunted."
Biden said Monday in Wilmington, Delaware, that he has received a report from his own national security team and his transition advisers, who informed him of the
"enormous damage" that many
federal
agencies have suffered
and the blockade that has occurred. found.
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"We have encountered obstacles from the political leadership in the Department of Defense and the Office of Management and Budget," Biden said.
“Right now, we are simply not getting all the information we need from the outgoing Administration in key areas of national security.
In my opinion, it is nothing less than irresponsible, "he
added.
Trump took weeks to start the transition.
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Noticias Telemundo contacted the Department of Defense seeking a response this afternoon, but has not yet received it.
"The truth is that many of the
agencies that are critical to our security have suffered enormous damage
," Biden said, "many have been gutted in personnel, capacity and morale. Public policy processes have been stunted or stopped. side".
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Even after the majority of states certified their results of the presidential election on November 3, giving Biden as the winner,
the Trump administration refused to provide access, millions of dollars, data banks, credentials and necessary confidential information
so that the incoming president can be ready to govern on January 21, 2021, when the transfer of power is made.
On November 23, he finally authorized the start of that process.
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Biden had already begun assembling his cabinet and announcing high-level positions for days, and has continued to do so ever since.
He has also held briefings with former senior government officials and formed his own working group on COVID-19, as
the Trump Administration did not give him access to data on the federal response to the pandemic.