The Trump administration begins the transition process to President-elect Joe Biden.
— CNBC (@CNBC) November 23, 2020
Read GSA chief Emily Murphy's letter to Biden here: https://t.co/yn3FSSshND
On the left:
— Ryan Goodman (@rgoodlaw) November 23, 2020
GSA Emily Murphy: "I came to my decision independently."
On the right:
Trump: "I am recommending that Emily and her team do what needs to be done…" pic.twitter.com/4ijcUGjyCn
JUST IN: Trump tells GSA to allow Biden transition to begin, still vows he will "prevail" in election https://t.co/EH06FDxeiF pic.twitter.com/aWLc8LSlpl
— The Hill (@thehill) November 23, 2020
Breaking News: President Trump authorized his government to begin the transition to President-elect Joe Biden’s administration. https://t.co/qufPgXjJ4z
— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 23, 2020
Following the GSA's confirmation of Biden's victory, Trump campaign attorney Jenna Ellis tried to make the case the race still isn't over.
— The Recount (@therecount) November 24, 2020
It went great. pic.twitter.com/m5e0H62py6
Despite Emily Murphy's dereliction of duty (and defensive and unprofessional letter), we can still celebrate that the transition can begin and the Biden administration can start preparing to tackle the multitude of crises they’re inheriting from Trump.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) November 24, 2020
With the transition formally beginning, we’ve just taken one giant leap in the direction of a post-Trump America.
— Glenn Kirschner (@glennkirschner2) November 23, 2020
Next up . . . #Justice
Under the Biden-Harris administration, American national security and foreign policy will be led by experienced professionals ready to restore principled leadership on the world stage and dignified leadership at home. Read more: https://t.co/ojrTxrzafV
— Biden-Harris Presidential Transition (@Transition46) November 23, 2020
Breaking: President-Elect Joe Biden announces top cabinet picks:
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) November 23, 2020
– DHS: Alejandro Mayorkas
– DNI: Avril Haines
– Spec Envoy on Climate: John Kerry
– Sec of State: Antony Blinken
– UN Amb: Linda Thomas-Greenfield
– NatSec Advisor: Jake Sullivan https://t.co/aNoDD1VoIE
The Michigan GOP and Trump campaign on Monday continued calling for an unprecedented delay in the certification of election results over false claims of voter fraud. https://t.co/Jve24Ijhpv
— Slate (@Slate) November 24, 2020
News Analysis: As they try to somehow reverse Joe Biden’s victory, President Trump and his allies have targeted heavily Black cities, painting them as corrupt and trying to throw out huge numbers of votes, write Jim Rutenberg and Nick Corasaniti. https://t.co/UYOQVDpRt2
— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 23, 2020
Trump is golfing, the Senate is on vacation, there is no COVID relief, food lines stretch for miles, 40,000,000 people face eviction, and Americans are dying in droves.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) November 23, 2020
Is this what they mean by American exceptionalism?
Now they are saying the Dems can't be in charge because FDR had an affair. https://t.co/vSFMZZJm13
— steve_howard (@steve_howard) November 24, 2020
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BORISHAMBLES BRITAIN
Tiers of a clown as Boris Johnson's video link falls down | John Crace https://t.co/lUsgsdyIEK
— The Guardian (@guardian) November 23, 2020
Chris Whitty: 'It is absolutely essential people are really serious about this'
— Jonathan Coe (@jonathancoe) November 23, 2020
Boris Johnson: 'Squeeze the disease', 'Tis the season to be jolly careful.'
Funding for test and trace will increase to £22bn a year. That is nearly equivalent to a FIFTH of the entire annual NHS budget…..so I asked @BorisJohnson whether the current service offers anywhere near a FIFTH of the benefits of the entire NHS?
— Paul Waugh (@paulwaugh) November 23, 2020
He said it provided good value.
No wonder Boris Johnson doesn't like anybody pointing out its failings… https://t.co/WIMWdcUb8I
— Pippa Crerar (@PippaCrerar) November 23, 2020
Runnymede and @GoodLawProject are taking the government to court, after Boris Johnson hired a Tory crony to head up Test and Trace. Read our blog on why we're going forward with this important case. https://t.co/7pUYH2cxOK
— Runnymede Trust (@RunnymedeTrust) November 16, 2020
➡️ Boris Johnson confirms national lockdown to end on 2 Dec
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) November 23, 2020
➡️ England returns to three-tier system, but tougher
➡️ Fans allowed to return to some sporting events
Here's everything you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this evening https://t.co/APPziCeoHv
Really struck by the paradox of the people who kept saying "we survived the war we can survive no deal Brexit" (we didn't they weren't there) having an absolute meltdown over lockdown measures
— Otto English (@Otto_English) November 23, 2020
Covid was unavoidable. The impact will last a generation but there was nothing we could do.
— Otto English (@Otto_English) November 23, 2020
No Deal Brexit is completely avoidable. Projections say it will be worse than Covid, hit us harder and last longer. Government can avoid it. But Johnson is too scared of the Brexiters.
Funny how no one says ‘good old Boris’ any more. https://t.co/JHFBmvoF1H
— Tim Walker (@ThatTimWalker) November 23, 2020
Oh Dear… BREXIT is on the wrong side of history. https://t.co/qyvi3Nmf2A
— Dr Matt Prescott (@mattprescott) November 23, 2020
The Overnight Note 