Published 13:58 IST, November 12th 2020
Trump, Biden attend separate Veterans Day event as President refuses to concede
A week after the US election 2020, President Donald Trump and President-elect Joe Biden attended separate ceremonies marking Veterans Day on November 11.
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A week after US election 2020, President Donald Trump and President-elect Joe Biden attended separate ceremonies marking Veterans Day on vember 11. A day that should have been a moment of national unity was ruined by Republican leer’s refusal to ackwledge Biden as winner of election. On Wednesday, while Trump visited Arlington National Cemetery for a wreath-laying ceremony, Biden appeared at Korean War Memorial in Philelphia for his won solemn wreath-laying ceremony.
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Trump refuses to concede; Biden prepares to confront crisis
Trump me his first public appearance in six days when he visited Arlington National Cemetery alongside first ly Melania Trump and Vice President Mike Pence. However, he did t speak or respond to any questions by reporters. 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.
Trump has resorted to social media and he has been firing inflammatory and baseless claims on Twitter, which have alrey been flagged by micro-blogging website as misinformation. He has also been hitting his golf course. Over weekend, Republican leer resumed his golf outings, which h been on hold since September 27. He was spotted on links at Trump National Gold Club in Sterling, Virginia on Saturday, and again on Sunday.
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Since his projected win, 46th President-elect Joe Biden, on or hand, has been dressing nation, setting up coronavirus task force, speaking with world leers including Trump allies and has also begun vetting potential cabinet members and delivering policy speeches. Biden has shrugged off Trump’s fierce refusal to accept election outcome as “inconsequential” and vowed, “to get right to work”. He is preparing to confront duelling national crises that actively threaten health, safety and ecomic security of millions of Americans irrespective of political debate.
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former vice president is betting that his low-key approach and bipartisan outreach — a sharp reversal from current president's style — will help him govern effectively on Day One. However, days before he will be inaugurated, Trump and his allies seemed determined to make his transition as difficult as possible. Republicans are increasingly eyeing a December deline to publicly accept election result, giving President time and to exhaust his legal challenges.
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14:00 IST, November 12th 2020