“In the best interests of our country, I recommend Emily and her team (Head of the General Services Administration Emily Murphy, editor’s note) they did what needed to be done and told my team to do the same, “the president wrote on Twitter. He thus began the process of handing over power to his successor.
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He added in a tweet that Murphy was allegedly threatened and under pressure. However, in a letter to Biden, she wrote, according to the AP agency, that she had reached her decision independently of the facts and the law, and that she was not under pressure.
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…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
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The GSA is a U.S. government agency that must formally agree to begin preparations for the newly elected president. Trump-appointed Murphy previously apparently refused to give formal consent to begin preparations for the newly elected president due to his reluctance to acknowledge the defeat.
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However, Trump did not give up and did not start a legal battle. “We will continue to fight fairly and I believe we will win!” Trump wrote on Twitter.
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The team of newly elected President Joe Biden welcomed the “peaceful transfer of power”. He said he would now begin discussions with federal officials on the coronavirus pandemic and national security issues.
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Democrat Biden is projected by US media to have 306 voters and Republican Trump 232; at least 270 of them are required to be elected president.
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