He’s never been so close to admitting defeat: Donald Trump finally gave the green light on Monday evening to the process of transferring power to Joe Biden, who had started, without waiting, to design his government. After more than two weeks of a refusal unprecedented in political history americanTrump, however, was still careful not to directly recognize the Democrat’s victory.
He promised on Twitter to pursue a ” just fight ” while he multiplies the legal remedies, without success, to try to demonstrate fraud during the presidential election of November 3. And “I believe we will triumph”, he said.
Biden recognized president by the Trump administration
“Nevertheless, in the best interests of our country, I recommend” that the government agency responsible for the transfer of power “What is needed regarding the protocols, and I asked my team to do the same”, he tweeted.
I want to thank Emily Murphy at GSA for her steadfast dedication and loyalty to our Country. She has been harassed, threatened, and abused – and I do not want to see this happen to her, her family, or employees of GSA. Our case STRONGLY continues, we will keep up the good…
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 23, 2020
The Democrat’s team immediately took note of a step allowing “A peaceful and smooth transfer of power”. The outgoing Republican president was careful not to directly recognize Joe Biden’s victory, promising to pursue a “Just fight” while he multiplies the legal remedies, without success, to try to demonstrate fraud during the ballot of November 3.
The Democrat is preparing his entry into the White House on January 20 with several senior figures who served under Barack Obama, such as Antony Blinken, future head of American diplomacy, or Janet Yellen, approached at the Treasury. Former Secretary of State John Kerry, 76, will also return to Washington as the President’s special climate envoy, a sign of the importance Joe Biden places on this issue.
There was no longer any doubt that the Democrat would become the 46th president of the United States. But Donald Trump’s denial so far has meant, among other things, that the president-elect still does not have access to classified information on ultra-sensitive questions concerning the security of the United States, as is the custom. He also could not begin to coordinate with the Trump team the management of the Covid-19 pandemic which has claimed more than 257,000 lives in the United States.
A team “that looks” like the Americans
The outgoing president had become increasingly isolated in his call for Republicans to ” to fight “ in court, big names in his party even seeing in the behavior of Donald Trump’s lawyers “A national disgrace”, worthy of‘A banana republic’.
The Tokyo Stock Exchange climbed to the opening Tuesday morning after the billionaire gave the green light to the transition process.
“I need a team ready on the first day”, made up of people “Experienced and proven to crises”, Joe Biden explained on Monday, giving the first big names in his future government.
At 78, the old politician is also trying to build a team ” who looks like “ Americans, with more emphasis on women and minorities. He plans, according to a source in his entourage, to appoint former President of the Central Bank Janet Yellen, 74, to the Treasury, a position held only by men so far. Alejandro Mayorkas, for his part, is expected to become the first Hispanic Minister of Homeland Security. An experienced African-American diplomat, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, 68, will become ambassador to the UN.
Climate crisis
Joe Biden also drew from the pool of his relatives. Antony Blinken, 58, who is to become his secretary of state, was until then one of his main diplomatic advisers. Former number two in the State Department under President Barack Obama, this fervent supporter of multilateralism should, if confirmed in the Senate, tackle the Iranian nuclear issue as a priority.
For Barack Obama, the allies of the United States, mistreated over the past four years, “Will be very relieved to see people like Tony arrive” Blinken. John Kerry, for his part, will be immediately responsible for bringing the United States back to the Paris agreement that he negotiated in 2015 and that Donald Trump then tore up. He promised to treat “The climate crisis as the urgent national security threat that it is”.
The president-elect also intends to appoint Avril Haines, 51, director of national intelligence – she would be the first woman to hold the post – and Jake Sullivan, 43, national security adviser. Joe Biden and his future vice president Kamala Harris, will make a speech to formally announce these appointments Tuesday in Wilmington, Delaware.
The Democrat won nearly 80 million votes in the poll, against just under 74 million for Donald Trump. But the American presidency is played out through a system of large voters allocated in each state. Despite strong pressure exerted on local officials of the Republican Party in recent days, a commission validated as scheduled Monday the victory of Joe Biden in the key state of Michigan.
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