The GSA has just announced that the Biden transition can begin as he is the ‘apparent winner’ of the election:
BALTIMORE SUN – The General Services Administration has ascertained that President-elect Joe Biden is the “apparent winner” of the Nov. 3 election, clearing the way for the start of the transition from President Donald Trump’s administration.
An official said Administrator Emily Murphy made the determination after Trump efforts to subvert the vote failed across battleground states, most recently in Michigan, which certified Biden’s victory Monday.
The move clears the way for Biden aides to begin coordinating with federal agencies on plans for takeover on Jan. 20.
You can read her full letter here, where she explains that she was never pressured and her decision “was not made out of fear or favoritism.” But she does note that she, her family, her staff and her pets were threatened in this process:
I did, however, receive threats online, by phone, and by mail directed at my safety, my family, my staff, and even my pets in an effort to coerce me into making this determination prematurely.Even in the face of thousands of threats, I always remained committed to upholding the law.
Trump thanked Murphy today on Twitter and gave his blessing to her beginning the Biden transition:
I want to thank Emily Murphy at GSA for her steadfast dedication and loyalty to our Country. She has been harassed, threatened, and abused – and I do not want to see this happen to her, her family, or employees of GSA. Our case STRONGLY continues, we will keep up the good…
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 23, 2020
…fight, and I believe we will prevail! Nevertheless, in the best interest of our Country, I am recommending that Emily and her team do what needs to be done with regard to initial protocols, and have told my team to do the same.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 23, 2020
What a classy tweet from Trump. He’s clearly not the man that the left paints him to be.