9Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden hugs former Secretary of State John Kerry during a campaign event in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S.
WASHINGTON/WILMINGTON, Del. - After weeks of defiance, President Donald Trump on Monday allowed officials to proceed with a transition to President-elect Joe Biden, giving his Democratic rival access to briefings and funding even as he vowed to persist with efforts to fight the election results. Biden won 306 state-by-state electoral votes - well over the 270 needed for victory - to Trump’s 232. Biden also leads by over 6 million in the national popular vote.
That announcement came shortly after Michigan officials certified Biden as the victor in their state, making Trump's legal efforts to change the election outcome even more unlikely to succeed.Trump and his advisers said he would continue to pursue legal avenues, but his tweet served as a sign that even the White House understood it was getting close to time to move on."Our case STRONGLY continues, we will keep up the good ...
“This is probably the closest thing to a concession that President Trump could issue," said Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer. Biden, who has said he would undo Trump's "America First" policies, also named Jake Sullivan as his national security adviser and Linda Thomas-Greenfield as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations - both with high-level government experience.
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