Trump Tells GSA to Allow Biden Transition to Begin
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We ran the numbers: There are 1808 news articles covering this topic. 51% (932) are left leaning, 35% (630) are center, and 14% (246) are right leaning.
The General Services Administration (GSA) has informed President-elect Joe Biden and his team that the Trump administration is ready to begin the transition process. While left-leaning articles highlight that Murphy said she had not been pressured by the White House to delay the formal transition, right-leaning articles highlight that a group of Democratic House committee chairs sent a letter to GSA Administrator Emily Murphy asking her to explain why the Biden-Harris transition team has not had access to transition resources.
A left-leaning article by CNN highlights that Murphy said she had not been pressured by the White House to delay the formal transition. The ascertainment letter came after Michigan formally certified its election results earlier in the day and more Trump lawsuits were dismissed.
The Hill published a centrist article reporting that GSA Administrator Emily Murphy sent a letter to Biden saying he would have access to federal resources and services to facilitate the transition. The move comes almost three weeks after the election, amid mounting pressure on Murphy to ascertain Biden as the winner.
A right-leaning article by The Daily Caller highlights that a group of Democratic House committee chairs sent a letter to GSA Administrator Emily Murphy asking her to explain why the Biden-Harris transition team has not had access to transition resources. So far there are only five Republican Senators who have called Biden the president-elect, including Florida Senator Marco Rubio and Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse.
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