The Pentagon immediately starts implementing measures as part of the transfer of power to the new the US administration led by a democrat Joe Biden . This is reported in the statement defense department , reports TASS .
The Ministry of Defense explained that the team of the politician and future vice-president Kamala Harris contacted them on the evening of Monday, November 23rd. “Based on the conclusion of the head of the General Services Administration (GSA) of the US Administration, we will immediately begin to implement our plan to provide support in accordance with the charter, Pentagon policy and memorandum of understanding between the White House and the Biden and Harris team,” the agency said in a statement. / p>
Previously, the US President Donald Trump ordered to begin the transfer of power. He instructed the GSA and his team to “do what it takes” on the initial protocols for handing over power to a Democrat. According to the American leader, he made such a decision “in the best interests of the country.”
Biden’s headquarters confirmed the beginning of the transfer of power from the incumbent head of state. The politician’s team noted that this decision is a defining administrative action that formally begins the process of transferring power. In the coming days, the transition team will begin meeting with federal officials to discuss the fight against the pandemic, information on national security and other issues.
On November 3, 2020, regular presidential elections were held in the United States. The counting of votes and the proceedings on this issue are still ongoing. According to the media, Biden received the necessary number of electoral votes to win, thus beating Trump. The democrat has already proclaimed himself the elected president of the United States. Trump, in turn, said that Biden was quick to call himself the country’s new leader.