Published 19:59 IST, December 17th 2020
Trump 'throwing temper tantrum', might not leave White House on inauguration day: Advisor
Outgoing US President Donald Trump has told his advisers that on the inauguration day of President-elect Joe Biden he might refuse to leave the White House.
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Outgoing US President Donald Trump has told his visers that on inauguration day of President-elect Joe Biden he might refuse to leave White House. Biden is set to be inaugurated at on on January 20. Even after Electoral College confirmed his win, Trump is still to concede election defeat.
According to CNN, Trump me recent remarks during “his deepest moments of denial”. An viser said that US president is throwing a “temper tantrum”. He ded that Trump is going to leave and right w he is just lashing out. Previously, one of Trump’s aide h also said that President is t heing towards publicly accepting election results.
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Trump continues to repeatedly question legitimacy of Joe Biden’s win and seeking recounts in several states, despite election officials have alrey certified President-elect’s victory. Electoral College h cast 306 votes for Joe Biden and Donald Trump trailed with 232 votes. se votes, that aligned with previous results called by major American media outlets, will w be sent to Congress to be counted formally next month. Even though some Republican lawmakers have reportedly indicated that y might object results in battleground states, re is only a little y can do than delay process during joint session of US House on January 6.
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Senate leer congratulates Biden, Harris
Following result, incumbent President also anunced that Attorney General William Barr, who contricted outgoing president’s claims that vember 3 election was marred by fraud, would leave his post next week. Furr, after Supreme Court rejected to overturn vote count in four swing states- Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, Trump also accused country’s highest judicial institution of having neir wisdom r cour.
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Meanwhile, on Tuesday, Senate Majority Leer Mitch McConnell publicly ackwledged victory of Biden for first time since President Trump’s contesting of election results. Kentucky Republican congratulated Joe Biden and Kamala Harris after electoral college officially declared two as winner of 2020 US election over incumbent Donald Trump.
(Im: AP)
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20:01 IST, December 17th 2020