Biden just became the first presidential candidate in U.S. history to surpass 78 million votes.
— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) November 13, 2020
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Biden just became the first presidential candidate in U.S. history to surpass 78 million votes.
— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) November 13, 2020
As President-elect Joe Biden moved ahead with planning his new administration, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer blasted President Trump for refusing to concede the election, and called out his Republican allies https://t.co/PAoJ4li5BL pic.twitter.com/3sOWc7oucF
— Reuters (@Reuters) November 13, 2020
Ron Klain on @TheLastWord: We still don’t know if Mitch McConnell will be the Senate majority leader because we have two big races in Georgia. But American people want change no matter the power structure next year.
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) November 13, 2020
BREAKING: China congratulates Joe Biden on being elected US president, says "we respect the choice of the American people." https://t.co/MiyE1VMHx7
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 13, 2020
In related news, the Biden transition team is starting construction of a White House for Trump in Avignon. https://t.co/S6w1ql4Vbq
— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) November 12, 2020
I have no idea what Joe Biden is doing or thinking or watching on tv right now. how fucking awesome is that
— Jeff Tiedrich (@itsJeffTiedrich) November 12, 2020
The Nov. 3 election was the most secure in American history, a coalition of federal and state officials says. The statement from cybersecurity experts is the most direct repudiation to date of President Trump’s unsubstantiated claims of widespread fraud. https://t.co/ewMS27gmcc
— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) November 13, 2020
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President-elect Joe Biden has outlined more than half a dozen actions that he will take during his first day in office.https://t.co/WnmpgHKAJP pic.twitter.com/0yzqzJpRWj
— The Fix (@thefix) November 11, 2020
President-elect Joe Biden named longtime adviser Ron Klain as his White House chief of staff, his first major appointment, as he builds his administration regardless of whether Donald Trump accepts #Election2020 results https://t.co/6gV6Gklcfu pic.twitter.com/GQnnZ8cCjr
— Reuters (@Reuters) November 12, 2020
NEW — President-elect Biden is set to start reversing Pres. Trump's immigration legacy.
The Biden team is planning to fully restore DACA, enact a 100-day freeze on deportations, limit ICE arrests, overturn green card restrictions and much more. @CBSNews.https://t.co/YTek3rt2z6
— Camilo Montoya-Galvez (@camiloreports) November 11, 2020
World leaders have spoken to President-elect Joe Biden about cooperating on the coronavirus pandemic, climate change and other issues. Biden seemed intent on easing key Asian allies' uncertainties about a less-engaged Washington. https://t.co/VH9pIdJe26
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 12, 2020
Quoted by @michaelcrowley in the NYT on why autocrats are slow to congratulate Joe Biden: “The free world is ready to move on. The autocrats are mourning one of their own.” https://t.co/4PUU5eXAxv
— Tom Wright (@thomaswright08) November 11, 2020
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This video of Chancellor Merkel congratulating @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris is worth your time. Merkel talks about German history, the role of the United States and much more. Take a look:pic.twitter.com/6t7pEYgVOZ
— Marcel Dirsus (@marceldirsus) November 9, 2020
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President-elect Biden on President Trump not conceding:
“I just think it’s an embarrassment, quite frankly … At the end of the day, you know, it’s all going to come to fruition on Jan. 20.” pic.twitter.com/65wro0neIf
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) November 10, 2020
Old Arab proverb: The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on.
Or, to quote Pete Buttigieg, who has been stepping up to the moment recently:
The outgoing Administration's failure to accept @JoeBiden's election is one last, dangerous attempt to undermine our democracy.
It will fail.
The President-elect & Vice President-elect are already working to tackle the urgent challenges we face, and will not be distracted.
— Pete Buttigieg (@PeteButtigieg) November 10, 2020
We are not leaderless. Biden may not be sworn in, but the vast majority of the country, and of foreign countries, recognizes that he was elected. He therefore wields the moral power of the elected office, which is no small thing.
— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) November 11, 2020
ELECTION OFFICIALS NATIONWIDE FIND NO FRAUD
— Banner headline on Wednesday’s @nytimes front page pic.twitter.com/xb4AWS0chh— Cliff Levy (@cliffordlevy) November 11, 2020
President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team is considering legal action over the General Services Administration's delay in recognizing the Democrat’s victory over President Trump https://t.co/ONGp6XxQBF pic.twitter.com/LRyzLFwifv
— Reuters (@Reuters) November 11, 2020
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"Joe Biden won the election decisively," Vice President-elect Kamala Harris says.
"Each and every vote for Joe Biden was a vote to protect and expand the Affordable Care Act—not to tear it away in the midst of a global pandemic." https://t.co/D7t03ZfZfd pic.twitter.com/SLVzWcIkrI
— ABC News (@ABC) November 10, 2020
Political junkie that I am, I’m really looking forward to next February, when I can ignore what’s going on in DC for days at a time. (Okay, hours at a time.)
Joe Biden: "We will not abandon you. That is a promise. We will not leave you to face these challenges alone. We're going to get through this, we're going to get through this together. And we're going to build a health care system that puts you and your families first."
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) November 10, 2020
Biden's discipline and tonal control through this whole thing has been extraordinary.
Or maybe the better word is: presidential. https://t.co/o2FKjGMiqy
— Ezra Klein (@ezraklein) November 10, 2020
Here’s hoping! https://t.co/b9Q6JmaIaS
— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) November 10, 2020
Also hopeful:
Fauci on CNN predicts widespread Covid vaccine availability by April
— Erik Wasson (@elwasson) November 10, 2020
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Biden behaves as the incoming president, even as Trump balks at giving up power https://t.co/fSlWMz31TT
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 10, 2020
Penned by the Liz Warren hate-stalker who was repurposed after the primaries to chew Biden’s ankles, so bring your own salt shaker. After all, Biden *is* the incoming president, however much the GOP and their media enablers may squall!
… Biden began taking calls from foreign leaders, speaking Monday with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. He also was weighing whom to appoint to top White House positions, with several of his longtime advisers expected to take senior roles. And he turned his attention to the coronavirus, dispatching a key aide to brief Senate Democrats this week and making a strong pitch to Americans of every ideology to follow public health recommendations…
“What President-elect Biden has to do is act like a winner, because he won,” said presidential historian Douglas Brinkley, who noted that Biden’s victory in the popular vote and the expected win in the electoral college are by unusually large margins. Still, given Trump’s recalcitrance, Brinkley said, it behooves Biden to be visible….
Some staffers not going to the White House immediately will help set up a presidential inaugural committee that will oversee the Jan. 20 transfer of power and associated festivities.
The pandemic raises the possibility that the traditional ceremonies, which draw thousands of supporters to the Mall, may have to be reimagined. The people with internal knowledge said it was possible that Rufus Gifford might chair the inaugural committee, though they were not aware of any final decisions. Gifford served as deputy campaign manager and has been a longtime Democratic fundraiser whom President Barack Obama tapped as ambassador to Denmark.
Holding the event safely amid the pandemic will be difficult, some Biden allies acknowledge, but they have said it’s important to preserve some sense of grandeur given Trump’s refusal to concede.
“It’s easier to scale back than scale up,” Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), who chairs the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week.” He said that a “full-scale inauguration” is being planned.
Pretty sure there will be national, even global, celebrations on the day as well…
the people saying “give them a few days” just really haven’t been able to process a single fucking fact over the last four years. i just want to shirt these people against a wall and say “can you please just pay attention one time in your life” https://t.co/XUV4eVGElJ
— That's Game (@CalmSporting) November 9, 2020
A stopped clock is right once every day and if we are extremely lucky that clock is stopped at the exact time that Erick tweeted this https://t.co/1F60oYLSEL
— Zoomcock Archivist (@canderaid) November 8, 2020
if the electoral system does not work i see no reason to vote in the georgia runoffs in january. show the libs your contempt and stay home. https://t.co/cJONa9il4M
— That's Game (@CalmSporting) November 10, 2020
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Joe Biden: “It doesn’t matter who you voted for … it doesn’t matter your party, your point of view. We can save tens of thousands of lives if everyone would just wear a mask for the next few months. Not Democrat or Republican lives, American lives.” https://t.co/gZGcxbV15X pic.twitter.com/jcuA08EJgS
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) November 9, 2020
I'm not sure we fully appreciate how jarring the switch from President Fox and Friends to President Mr. Rogers is going to be. https://t.co/Dn0abpHkao
— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) November 9, 2020
The full Biden COVID task force can be seen here: https://t.co/ZcyhGwYORO
— Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett) November 9, 2020
I'm grateful and honored to be asked to serve and to contribute to ending this pandemic. We have runaway spread right now. But I am confident we can get the virus under control, save lives and livelihoods, and bring people back together again. https://t.co/zFvLX2xOCn
— Atul Gawande (@Atul_Gawande) November 9, 2020
Meanwhile…
DAVID BOSSIE has been leading Trump's post-election political and legal battle. The president tapped him for the role last week when his chief of staff, Mark Meadows, fell ill with the coronavirus. Bossie now has the virus also.
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) November 9, 2020
(Ben Carson’s been infected, too. But at the moment Carson’s just… there… while ‘Citizens United Not Timid’ Bossie is supposed to be running the Squatter-in-Chief’s “challenge’ against Biden’s voters. Not a subtle scripter, is Murphy the Trickster God!)
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