Emily Murphy, the General Services Administrator, said on Monday that she would avail resources and services to help President-elect Joe Biden begin his presidential transition, according to Business Insider. The news came after Congressional Democrats expressed outrage that Murphy was refusing to recognize Biden as the president-elect, delaying his transition.
- In the coming days, transition officials will be meeting federal officials to discuss the pandemic response and national security and understand Trump’s efforts to hollow out government agencies.
- President Donald Trump took credit for Murphy’s decision but expressed confidence in being declared the winner in the elections he lost to Biden.
- Murphy’s decision has been lauded as a big step in Trump’s conceding and stresses the legal obligation she has in ensuring a smooth transfer of power.
- Yohannes Abraham, the executive director of the Biden-Harris transition team, welcomed Murphy’s decision saying it was needed to get the economy back on track and bring the pandemic under control.
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