Trump has refused to concede the election and has repeatedly said he intends to overturn the results through legal action.
President Donald Trump has appeared to publicly acknowledge for the first time that his Democratic rival Joe Biden won the November 3 United States presidential election, but reiterated his false claims that the vote was rigged.
Legal experts have said Trump’s chances of whittling down Biden’s lead below 270 electoral votes – the threshold for victory – through recounts and legal challenges are extremely low.
In such a situation, it is the norm for candidates to admit defeat, although they are not bound by law to do so. Whether or not he concedes, Trump’s term will end on January 20.
Biden chief of staff Klain also said on Sunday that the Trump administration has not yet allowed the transition team the access it needs to prepare to address the coronavirus pandemic or national security.
That access, and transition funding, hinges on Biden’s victory being officially acknowledged or “ascertained” by the little known General Services Administration.
“What we really want to see this week … is the General Services Administration issue that ascertainment,” Klain said.
In a separate interview on Sunday, top infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci, a member of Trump’s coronavirus task force, stressed the importance of the outgoing and incoming administrations cooperating in combating the pandemic, which has infected over 10.9 million in the US to date with over 245,000 deaths.
On Saturday, coronavirus cases continued to break daily records, with over 166,000 new cases confirmed. Hospitalisations have also spiked as the colder months begin in the US.
“As you know, I’ve been through multiple transitions now, having served six presidents for 36 years. And it’s very clear that the transition process that we go through…is really important in a smooth handing over of the information as well as it’s almost like passing the baton in a race,” Fauci said on CNN’s State of the Union programme. “You don’t want to stop and then give it to somebody, you want to essentially keep going.”
Fauci added that it has been “several months” since Trump attended a White House coronavirus task force meeting. He also praised Klain’s past work in coordinating the response to the Ebola crisis under President Barack Obama.
Thousands rally in support of Trump
The comments on Sunday come after thousands of Trump supporters took to the streets of the capital on Saturday to protest against the election results.
After night fell, the relatively peaceful demonstrations in Washington turned from tense to violent
A variety of charges, including assault and weapons possession, were filed against those arrested, officials said. Two police officers were injured and several firearms were recovered by police.
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