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United States: Biden at work, Trump resists

 

Joe Biden and Donald Trump began a pas de deux on Monday that could last for weeks: the first addressed the Americans by imploring them to wear the mask against the Covid-19, the second settled his accounts with his minister of Defense, sacked. Promising to be “guided by science and experts”, the Democrat donned his dress as President-elect of the United States by unveiling the members of his advisory committee responsible for presenting upon his inauguration, on January 20, a detailed plan for get the country out of the health and economic crisis. This committee brings together recognized experts and former members of the administration of Barack Obama, including the “whistleblower” Rick Bright, sacked from a federal agency at the heart of the health response at the start of the pandemic.

During a speech in his town of Wilmington, Delaware, Joe Biden once again pleaded for the wearing of the mask which “is not a political posture”. “It is time to put an end to the politicization of responsible public health gestures,” he hammered as many supporters of Donald Trump balk at covering their faces and the outgoing president has not stopped minimize the pandemic.

Trump to “use his last days in power to wreak havoc”

Joe Biden had previously, in a statement released by his transition team, welcomed the announcement by Pfizer and BioNTech laboratories of a vaccine “90% effective” against Covid-19, which brings “so many reasons for hope “. Donald Trump, who still refuses to admit defeat, accused Pfizer of not having the “courage” to announce his vaccine before the election. “If Biden was president, you wouldn’t get the vaccine for four years,” he tweeted.

The outgoing president, whose agenda was completely empty for the sixth consecutive day, also announced on Twitter the expected dismissal of Pentagon chief Mark Esper. Relations between the hot Republican president and the 56-year-old technocrat had been strained since June, when Mark Esper publicly opposed the deployment of the army to quell anti-racist protests in the country. This dismissal is “a disturbing demonstration of President Trump’s intention to use his last days in power to wreak havoc in our democracy and across the world,” said Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

The opening of investigations into the presidential election authorized

Donald Trump, who has not yet spoken in public since the announcement of the results on Saturday, has promised to increase the number of lawsuits alleging electoral “fraud” for which he has not provided evidence. And Justice Minister Bill Barr, one of his staunchest allies, has given the green light for US prosecutors to investigate possible irregularities in the Nov. 3 poll. “If serious allegations must be treated with great care, speculative, fanciful or far-fetched claims should not be used as a basis for the opening of federal investigations,” he warned, however.

The chances of successful legal proceedings are very slim, as it would require convincing arguments to invalidate tens of thousands of votes not in one state, but in four or five of them. And so far, the Trump camp has failed to present such a dossier. At a strange press conference in Washington, Kayleigh McEnany, spokesman for the White House, said Monday that the election was “not over” and accused Democrats of “cheating”. Remarkably, Fox News has interrupted the live broadcast, deeming it irresponsible to relay accusations of fraud that are not based on any concrete evidence.

The pandemic, priority for Joe Biden

If he felt that Donald Trump was “100% entitled” to consider appeals, the powerful boss of the Republican majority in the Senate, Mitch McConnell, gave a very cautious speech, without ever endorsing these accusations of fraud. “A handful of legal actions on the part of the president do not really sign the end of the Republic,” he noted, as if to minimize the scope of the White House’s actions.

Joe Biden seems to ignore it anyway and has hardly had a word for the outgoing president since his victory speech on Saturday night. Resolutely turned towards the transition, the former vice-president of Barack Obama, 77, has put online a BuildBackBetter.com site and Twitter accounts for this period between him and his inauguration. He announces his priorities: fight against the pandemic, economic reconstruction, racial justice and fight against global warming. While he may have to deal with a Senate with a Republican majority, he was congratulated by Republican Senator Susan Collins for his “apparent victory”. The elected centrist could become a key figure in voting for her reforms.

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