GSA chief Emilia Murphy, who has been appointed by Trump and has received widespread criticism for his reluctance to announce the start of the transition, said in a letter that he would allow him to use the $ 6.3 million budget for the newly elected presidential administration. Biden’s website has a government domain on the Internet Buildbackbetter.gov. Following the publication of the GSA letter, the U.S. Department of Defense, the Pentagon, said it would “support the Baiden team … in a professional, consistent, and effective manner in line with the public’s expectations of the Department of Defense and national security interests.”
Explains hesitation
In a statement about the decision to send a letter to Baiden, Murphy motivated it with “the latest developments in the legal challenge and confirmation of election results”. She also claimed that she had not been under pressure from the White House about the time of sending the letter to Baiden. “To be clear, I did not receive any indication to delay my decision,” Murphy wrote in a letter to Biden. “I received threats on the internet, on the phone, in e-mail aimed at my safety, my family, my staff and even my pets to get me to make a decision ahead of time. Even in the face of thousands of threats, I maintained confidence in the law. “
Her letter followed the official confirmation of Biden’s victory in the state of Michigan, which is another blow to Trump’s expectations. In a statement on the recommendation to follow the transition protocol, Trump writes that he will continue to fight hard [cenšoties pierādīt vēlēšanu procesa pārkāpumus] and believes that will prevail.
Even Republicans are calling
Before that, even Republican politicians began calling on Trump to ensure a process of transition. On Monday, Republican Senator Lamar Alexander called on Trump to put the national interest first and help Biden take power. “When you live a social life, people remember what you did last,” Alexander wrote in a statement. Senator Bill Kesidy noted that Trump’s lawyers have failed to come up with evidence of massive fraud, which they said “stole the election results.” Senator Rob Portman called for Biden to receive classified briefings on national security and access to information on the government’s plans to distribute coronavirus vaccines. More than 160 U.S. business leaders in an open letter called on Murphy to immediately recognize Baiden’s election. “Failure to provide resources and vital information to the next administration puts public health and safety at risk in America,” CNN quoted the letter as saying.
The Baiden team noted in a statement that the decision of the head of the GSA is a necessary step to “begin to address the challenges facing our country” and seek to gain control of the pandemic and restore economic activity. This week, Biden has already begun announcing candidates for the next government, which have yet to be approved by the Senate.
Biden’s victory in the US presidential election is expected to be officially confirmed by the US Electoral College on December 14.
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