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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Mon Nov 9, 2020, 08:44 PM Nov 2020

Trump agency official privately says there is 'no transition in place' after Biden's victory

Donald Trump's acting head of the U.S. Agency for International Development told political appointees that the transition of power to President-elect Joe Biden hasn't started yet.

John Barsa, the acting deputy administrator of USAID, privately told members of his team on Monday that, despite Biden's victory, the transition of power has not started and will not begin until the General Services Administration signs off.

"The only official announcement about an election result that matters is from the head of GSA. So until the head of GSA makes a determination as to who won an election, nothing changes," Barsa said, according to a recording of the meeting reviewed by CNBC. "There is no transition in place."

A spokesman for USAID did not respond to a request for comment.

Emily Murphy, the administrator for the GSA, must sign a letter affirming the election results in order for Biden's transition to receive the legally mandated millions of dollars in federal funding. She has yet to sign the letter while Trump attempts to contend election results in key states.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-agency-official-privately-says-there-is-no-transition-in-place-after-bidens-victory/ar-BB1aQk2x?li=BBnb7Kz

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Trump agency official privately says there is 'no transition in place' after Biden's victory (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2020 OP
We'll just use some of our excess campaign donations... Enterstageleft Nov 2020 #1

Enterstageleft

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1. We'll just use some of our excess campaign donations...
Mon Nov 9, 2020, 08:50 PM
Nov 2020

And when we kick your stupid fat asses out of office, we'll repay the campaign with the funds you should have provided.

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