(Newswire.net — November 25, 2020) —
Almost all of the votes for the 2020 election are counted and they point to an election decision that isn’t nearly as close as the Trump administration was making it out to be.
The government has begun the process to allow Joe Biden the transition to presidency. Biden is now officially confirmed by the GSA – the General Services Administration, an independent agency within the government that has the power to direct the flow of transition resources to an incoming president. While technically a part of the executive branch, the GSA is not controlled by it.
Emily Murphy, administrator of the GSA admitted in a letter that Biden was the “apparent president elect”. Murphy initially refused to sign a letter allowing Biden to begin his transition to presidency, a move which drew sharp criticism.
Now that Biden has begun the transition he claims that the Trump administration has been “sincere” in their efforts to reach out and help facilitate the process. “They are already working out my ability to get Presidential Daily Briefs,” said Biden in a recent interview to NBC. Biden’s first plans for congress are tackling immigration reform and a Covid-19 relief bill.
Faced with comments about his administration being a “third Obama term”, the new president elect said that “we face a totally different world,” and that “President Trump has changed the landscape”.
President Trump still refuses to come to terms with his loss in the presidential race and has yet to meet Joe Biden in person. Trump’s legal battle to overturn the election results was dealt a staggering blow when the state of Michigan certified its results on Monday with a 154 000 vote victory for Biden.
Biden has begun announcing personnel and filling out his cabinet, and most of his picks seem to prioritize experience. Antony Blinken has been named Secretary of State, Jake Sullivan for National Security Adviser, Janet Yellen for Treasury Secretary and Ron Kain for White House Chief of Staff.