US Election 2020: Trump reactions to Biden President-elect today

6 min readNov 14, 2020

Donald Trump spoke about the US’ attempts to push through a covid-19 vaccine and said world leaders had congratulated his administration on the work done in vaccine research in the US. However, at the same time the president accused New York Governor Andrew Cuomo of causing a delay to its rollout via Twitter: “I LOVE NEW YORK! As everyone knows, the Trump Administration has produced a great and safe VACCINE far ahead of schedule. Another Administration would have taken five years. The problem is, @NYGovCuomo said that he will delay using it, and other states WANT IT NOW. We cannot waste time and can only give to those states that will use the Vaccine immediately. Therefore the New York delay. Many lives to be saved, but we are ready when they are. Stop playing politics!

The motorcade of US President Donald Trump drives past supporters holding a rally in Washington, DC. Supporters are backing Trump’s claim that the 3 November election was fraudulent. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP)

Prosecutors ask Barr to rescind memo on vote-counting irregularities
US prosecutors are asking Attorney General William Barr to rescind a memo issued earlier this week that instructed them to publicly investigate “substantial” allegations of vote counting irregularities, saying they have not seen the unusual activity, the Washington Post reported on Friday.

The 16 assistant US attorneys specially assigned to monitor the presidential election this month also said Barr’s Monday memorandum had thrust prosecutors into partisan politics and that the policy change was not based in fact, according to the Post, which saw a copy of the letter.

Barr sent his memo after days of attacks on the integrity of the election by President Donald Trump and Republican allies, who have alleged without evidence that there was widespread voter fraud. Trump has not conceded the election to Democrat Joe Biden who on Saturday secured more than the 270 votes in the Electoral College needed to win the presidency.

What has Trump tweeted since Biden won US presidential election 2020?
President Donald Trump continues to deny that Joe Biden will replace him in the Oval Office and has been using his favourite communication tool to share his views.

Trump “should be ashamed of himself” for vaccine comments — Cuomo
New York governor Andrew Cuomo has slammed Donald Trump for threatening to withhold a new Covid-19 vaccine to residents of New York. On Friday, Trump said during a press conference from the White House Rose Garden, “This administration won’t be delivering it to New York until we have authorization to do so, and that pains me to say that.”

Cuomo responded hours later, saying, “We’re all excited about the possibilities about a vaccine. He should be ashamed of himself. He uses the government as a retaliatory tool. That’s what he does. None of what he says is true. Surprise, surprise. As soon as Trump delivers me a dose, I will be ready to administer it. Period.”

‘Imagine raiding Versailles with a herd of bulls. You probably won’t make it past the gates, and you certainly won’t wind up King of France, but you would irreparably trample the gardens and might well erode the foundation. That’s more or less how I view Donald Trump’s current assault on the election.’
After that introduction, you’ll likely want to read the rest of this opinion piece by Laurence Tribe.
GOP takes control of Montana’s state government for first time in 16 years
In his victory speech, Gianforte said it’s clear Montanans want a change in leadership:

“You’ve sent a loud message to Helena. A message to the State Capitol from every corner of this great state; that after 16 long years of single-party rule in the governor’s office, it’s time for Helena to change the way they do business,” Gianforte said.

The governor-elect is known for his fundamentalist Christian faith, his support of school choice policies and restricted access to abortion. Even as covid-19 ravages the state, the pandemic was not a campaign priority.

“In addition to winning the Electoral College in a landslide, I won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally”

Donald Trump, after winning election in 2016
“Based on the fraud committed by Senator Ted Cruz during the Iowa Caucus, with a new election should take place or Cruz results nullified”

Donald Trump, during 2016 nominations
“The election is absolutely being rigged by the dishonest and distorted media pushing Crooked Hillary — but also many polling places — SAD”
Chris Wallace rebukes his own Fox News colleague for trying to push Donald Trump’s stolen election claims.

Then, in the subsequent video Brian Tyler Cohen dissects the arguments being put forward for voter fraud.
Vice president-elect Kamala Harris made history when the Democratic ticket with her and Joe Biden on it won the presidency over incumbents Trump and Pence. And now people are asking if she could step up to the top job in four years time.
Long-separated West Australians are set for an emotional reunion after the state’s hard borders come down
Long-separated West Australians are set for an emotional reunion after the state’s hard borders come down. Here, West Australian cricketer Shaun Marsh is greeted by his family.

Australia: killing the spread
Australia’s three most populous states on Saturday recorded at least a week with no local transmissions of the new coronavirus, boding well for the country’s recovery from the pandemic after a flare-up marred an impressive early response.

Victoria, the epicentre of the resurgence of the virus in recent months, recorded its 15th consecutive day of no new infections and no related deaths, two weeks after the state emerged from one of the world’s longest and strictest lockdowns. The second-most populous state’s deputy chief health officer, Allen Cheng, told a news conference that the run of zero cases was ‘about as good as it can get’.

Neighbouring New South Wales, the most populous state, saw seven days without local transmissions, while Queensland has had no new community infections for two months. Both states saw a handful of new cases in managed quarantine among travellers from overseas.

This latest data may mean Australia can record its first week of no local transmissions since the start of the pandemic as the rest of the country has not seen any cases for weeks or months. Australia’s swift closure of borders and strict, economically costly measures kept the pandemic largely from spreading, but a resurgence in July in Victoria sent the state into a harsh 111-day lockdown that ended in late October. Victorians still must wear masks and public gatherings are limited, but more easing is expected in a week. Western Australia, which had its borders closed to the rest of the country for seven months, had them reopened on Saturday.
“First and foremost, no one can really move forward without control over the pandemic,” said Dewardric McNeal, managing director at Longview Global. “The big rock in our rucksack is a stimulus deal.”
America’s financial future was definitely on the ballot this year. President-elect Joe Biden is set to inherit an economy that was absolutely battered in 2020.
We’ve seen record unemployment, businesses declaring bankruptcy and an eviction crisis. We’re also headed into winter, a time when covid-19 is expected to claim the lives of tens of thousands more Americans, devastate hospital systems nationwide and potentially lead to another round of rolling lockdowns.
CNBC looks at the immediate work ahead for the new president.

US Election 2020: Trump reactions to Biden President-elect today

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