Biden being restricted by Trump admin from accessing State Department resources: Report

As US politics continues to grow more chaotic after Joe Biden was called for winner of presidential elections, US President Donald Trump ministration is w preventing president-elect from accessing stack of messs sitting at State Department. information was revealed by officials familiar with messs for Biden being collected at department to CNN. In tritional approach, US State Department facilitates all communications for president-elect. This is also reason why several nations have started pouring in messs to department over weekend after major US media networks showed Biden victorious in US Election 2020. 

However, this year, when Biden is supposed to practice transfer of power with Trump, president-elect is reportedly being prohibited by Trump ministration from accessing through State Department resources mainly because Republican leer has categorically denied his defeat and still claims that he has won and he ‘will win’. Amid chaos that Biden has termed as ‘embarrassment’, reportedly re are dozens of messs that have been left unreceived. 

Biden’s team, on or hand, is in touch with foreign governments directly without any reliance on US State Department, and president-elect has alrey numerous calls with leers ranging from German chancellor Angela Merkel to Canian PM Justin Trudeau. president-elect’s team is reportedly t receiving any logistical and translation support that is usually provided by government. source familiar with situation told CNN that, “y would prefer to be using State Department resources” and ded that Biden’s team is facing unprecedented challenges in communicating calls. 

However, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo did t even ackwledge Biden’s victory and said that “re will be a smooth transition to a second Trump ministration.” Meanwhile, Biden is also reportedly being blocked from getting same intelligence briefings as incumbent that are referred to as President’s Daily Brief. It Trump ministration continues to restrict communications with president-elect close to Inauguration Day on January 20, Biden’s ministration will take few weeks to just catch-up.

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Trump's refusal to concede

In a stark break from longstanding trition in United States, business of transferring power from US President Donald Trump to President-elect Joe Biden appeared to be stagnant on vember 9 with incumbent going ahe with a messaging blitz to promote his claims of voter fraud without any evidence.

However, Trump has been attempting to amplify his stance even while his inner circle is left divided over his refusal to concede and accept results of presidential elections. Some are publically supporting him but are unsure of outcome while ors have chosen to remain at backdrop.

Prior to results were declared, most around US President reportedly seemed to believe that his pursuit of legal battles in several states would eventually peter out and Trump would move on even if he does t ackwledge defeat. But one expected that Trump would refuse to leave office in January. In aftermath, essential process of handing over power to president-elect is left stalled.

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