Biden: People May Die As Trump Transition Stalls
The Philippine Star|November 18, 2020
US President-elect Joe Biden warned of dire consequences if President Donald Trump and his administration continue to refuse to coordinate with his transition team on the coronavirus pandemic and block briefings on national security, policy issues and vaccine plans.
Biden: People May Die As Trump Transition Stalls

The remarks marked Biden’s toughest to date on Trump’s failure to acknowledge his election loss and cooperate with the incoming administration for a peaceful transfer of power.

“More people may die if we don’t coordinate,’’ Biden told reporters during a news conference Monday in Wilmington, delaware.

Biden and his aides – and a small but growing group of Republicans have emphasized the importance of being briefed on White House efforts to control the pandemic and distribute prospective vaccines.

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