Washington: U.S. President Donald Trump has finally signaled his resignation from the presidency and the White House. Trump called on officials to begin preparations to hand over power to newly elected President Joe Biden. In fact, the head of the GSA, the federal agency responsible for the transfer of power, had said that it would provide Biden with the necessary resources to come to the White House, following Trump’s statement. Trump, however, insisted that he would “continue the fight and win.”
Biden has been declared the winner for the presidency and Kamala Harris for the vice presidency in the November 3 election in the United States, but Trump has not yet conceded defeat. Trump’s campaign team has filed a number of lawsuits alleging irregularities and fraud in the election process, many of which have been dismissed by the courts. Trump tweeted just hours after General Service Administrator (GSA) Emily Murphy wrote a letter to newly elected President Joe Biden informing him that the Trump administration was ready to officially begin the transfer of power. Did.
“I want to thank GSA’s Emily Murphy for her dedication and loyalty to the country,” Trump tweeted. He was harassed, threatened and abused … and I don’t want that to happen to him, his family or any GSA employee. Our fight will continue and I am confident that we will win.
“In the interest of our country, I suggest Emily and her team do what needs to be done with regard to the initial protocol, and that is what I have told my team,” the outgoing president said. Johannes Abraham, executive director of the Biden-Harris Transfer of Power team, said in a statement that the GSA administrator recognized Biden in the presidential election and Harris in the vice presidential election as clear winners of the election. Necessary resources are being provided for.
