Blog Post Date: Nov 14th, 2020
Blog Post Last Update: Nov 19th, 2020
President Trump has lost the election in a landslide by 306 - 232 electoral votes. He will finally lose by more than 7 million votes. 80 million people voted against him.
Yet Trump and the Republicans are refusing to accept the results of the elections. They are refusing to take part in the transition of government from the Trump administration to the incoming Biden administration. Moreover, they are refusing to ensure that the Biden team is included in the national security briefings. They have also asked the GSA (@GSAEmily) not to sign off on the transition.
This has never happened before in our nation's history. This poses great dangers to our country.
Here is a compilation of what some of the experts are saying about these matters
Transition single-handedly being delayed by Republican criminal, traitor and GSA Official Emily Murphy
It is possible that Emily Murphy may need a pardon from President Trump to stay out of jail
Leaders of three major medical associations — the American Hospital Association, the American Medical Association, and the American Nurses Association — are urging the Trump admin to cooperate with Biden's team on the U.S. COVID response. https://t.co/Y4zCMbPcxY
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) November 17, 2020
When the GSA finally triggers cooperation with the Trump Administration, the Biden team is likely to find out that there is no response to the pandemic, they haven't been doing anything to contain the virus.
— Joe Lockhart (@joelockhart) November 16, 2020
NEW: Top General Services Administration official who's blocking Pres.-elect Joe Biden's transition team from accessing government resources appears to be looking for a new job, according to a message obtained by @ABC News. https://t.co/lUItdMcBz2
— ABC News (@ABC) November 16, 2020
A reminder that the lady who won’t sign off on the Biden transition lied to congress a while back and needs a pardon from trump. https://t.co/nl0r9G5Ciq
— Allison Gill (@allisongill) November 16, 2020
Pres. Trump stonewalling President-elect Biden's transition not only breaks with tradition, but also endangers national security, numerous former government officials and experts said. https://t.co/7Jfe4nuIM8
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) November 15, 2020
https://twitter.com/waltshaub/status/1327966495780069377
https://twitter.com/waltshaub/status/1328020488505991172
https://twitter.com/waltshaub/status/1328020969210994694
Emily Murphy is the administrator of the General Services Administration. We only know her name because she’s failed to do her job and release funds for the presidential transition. This morning Trump tweeted that Biden won. Ms. Murphy should do her job.
— Steven Beschloss (@StevenBeschloss) November 15, 2020
Trump tweeted this morning that “Joe Biden won.” There is absolutely no excuse for the General Services Administration not to ascertain President-elect Biden’s victory in the 2020 election and initiate a peaceful transition of power. This should have happened a week ago.
— Rep. Don Beyer (@RepDonBeyer) November 15, 2020
#COVID deaths will escalate since the Trump admin is doing nothing and is not helping the competent Biden team help them
HHS Azar instructing staff not to talk to Biden's team. These traitors are ensuring more #NeedlessDeaths!
When the GSA finally triggers cooperation with the Trump Administration, the Biden team is likely to find out that there is no response to the pandemic, they haven't been doing anything to contain the virus.
— Joe Lockhart (@joelockhart) November 16, 2020
It ain't fair to children to call this "childish." Kids would have given up on this depravity a long time ago.https://t.co/t7euXdedp2
— Tea Pain (@TeaPainUSA) November 18, 2020
NBC's @GeoffRBennett: "What do you see as the biggest threat to your transition right now, given President Trump's unprecedented attempt to obstruct and delay a smooth transfer of power?"
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) November 16, 2020
Joe Biden: "More people may die if we don't coordinate."
“The daily virus reports prepared by Birx...have grown increasingly grim in recent weeks, aides said, but are largely ignored in the West Wing.”
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) November 15, 2020
Trump is a narcissistic sociopath. But how do the others—Pence, Meadows, Short, Vought, O’Brien—sleep at night? https://t.co/gnUhdBozMV
Donald Trump has not attended a coronavirus task force meeting in 'at least five months,' said one senior administration official...
— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) November 15, 2020
--@washingtonpost
CNN's @drsanjaygupta on how bad COVID is in USA rn: "Doctors Without Borders have come to the United States to do their work. They go to the hottest spots in the world, they look at the Earth and say where are we needed? Well, they're needed here in the United States right now." pic.twitter.com/joma1DFOPi
— The Recount (@therecount) November 12, 2020
Trump has all but ceased to actively manage the pandemic, which so far has killed at least 244,000 Americans, infected at least 10.9 million and choked the economy. Trump has not attended a coronavirus task force meeting in "at least five months." https://t.co/UHi4OI27Og
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) November 15, 2020
I am alarmed by the surge in reported COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations, and fatalities. This crisis demands a robust and immediate federal response which has been woefully lacking.
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) November 14, 2020
Joe Biden has spent these early days as President-elect pleading with Americans to pay attention to the relentless surge of Covid-19 — with deaths averaging more than 1,000 a day in the past week — as Trump continues to ignore the deepening crisis.https://t.co/MDu9LR40UR
— Jon Cooper 🇺🇸 (@joncoopertweets) November 15, 2020
📍NEW: Chilling video of El Paso jail inmates hired to move bodies of #COVID19 deceased patients into mobile overflow morgues. Inmates wear full PPEs & paid $2/hour. They’ve been doing this tough work since Monday, before El Paso increased to 10 mobile morgues. I cry for El Paso. pic.twitter.com/KgQBpzD1mZ
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) November 15, 2020
2) These photos are real. Here are more. https://t.co/TLkc09Kipu pic.twitter.com/tUFddQsdqA
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) November 15, 2020
It has been 34 weeks and 5 days since President Trump said Google was building a website where anyone could get a test in the parking lot of major retailers.
— nilay patel (@reckless) November 12, 2020
The man’s absolute lack of competence is a fatal disaster for millions of people. https://t.co/B9B0hDaBJC
Long lines form at the Dodgers Stadium COVID-19 testing site in Los Angeles. pic.twitter.com/9ls94D538w
— The Hill (@thehill) November 14, 2020
Rise in Florida's positivity rate causes long COVID-19 testing lines in Tampa and St. Pete https://t.co/AYivLDC4hu
— Thomas Kaine (@thomaskaine5) November 15, 2020
Line for a food bank in Dallas. Meanwhile, the "president" is ignoring what is happening in this country while ranting about conspiracy theories and whining about imaginary voter "fraud." pic.twitter.com/75TPwumzxK
— Kurt "Masks Save Lives" Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 15, 2020
Dangers posed by transition delays
Nov 13th
The Republican Party is now a national security threat. https://t.co/K4ix5aZ9ox
— stuart stevens (@stuartpstevens) November 14, 2020
Former Trump White House chief of staff, Marine GEN John Kelly (ret.) issues an on the record statement:
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) November 13, 2020
"The delay in transitioning is an increasing national security and health crisis....
2/ "... It costs the current administration nothing to start to brief Mr. Biden, Ms. Harris, the new chief-of-staff, and ALL identified cabinet members and senior staff as they are identified over the days and weeks ahead...
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) November 13, 2020
3/"...That said, the downside to not doing so could be catastrophic to our people regardless of who they voted for.
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) November 13, 2020
"Just as important are getting the landing or beachhead teams into the various departments and agencies that protect Americans, our health, and our way of life...
4/"... In particular are the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Defense (DOD), the Intel Community (IC) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) so they can begin to build the absolutely critical situational awareness essential for...
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) November 13, 2020
5/"...a smooth transition of presidents if required.
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) November 13, 2020
"Also, time is of the essence to commence the SF-86 process that will lead to required high-level security clearances....
6/"...Hopefully, the incoming administration, be it Biden or Trump, will take security clearances—and who gets them and why—seriously.
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) November 13, 2020
"All this will allow a Biden Administration, if declared the winner via our Constitutional and rule of law process, to be well on its way...
7/"...to taking the reins to lead and protect the country and our people. It will allow the incoming professionals, if Mr. Biden does indeed win the election, to understand where the current administration is leaving them on incredibly important issues...
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) November 13, 2020
8/"...like terrorism, Syria, Afghanistan, China, Iran and Russia, and what our current relationship is with our vital allies and partners particularly in NATO, Japan, South Korea, India, the five eyes, etc...
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) November 13, 2020
9/"..Just as importantly they will be in a position to develop an effective national strategy to protect all of us against the increasing ravages of the coronavirus.
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) November 13, 2020
"Beginning the transition, even as some claim that a clear winner in the election has not yet been identified...
10/"...is critically important. The current administration does not have to concede, but it should do the right thing just in case the Constitutional system declares they lost. It is not about the GOP or the Democrat Party. It is not about the president or about Mr. Biden...
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) November 13, 2020
11/"...It is about America and what is best for our people. Mr. Trump should order the transition process begin immediately. It is the right and moral thing to do."
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) November 13, 2020