US presidential candidate from the Democratic Party Joe Biden warned that reluctance Donald Trump accepting the results of the 2020 elections could prevent the new administration from fighting the coronavirus. This was reported by Interfax .
During a press conference in Delaware, Biden noted that the number of victims of coronavirus infection in the United States could be higher “if we do not coordinate our actions.
Biden said that if you wait until his inauguration, scheduled for January 20, then the plan to distribute the coronavirus vaccine will be a month and a half behind, and urged Trump to interact. “It would be much easier if the president (Donald Trump – Note Lenta.ru a >) took part, “Biden said.
He assessed the situation in the American economy as “teetering on the brink” and expressed the opinion that its recovery depends on the return of Americans to jobs, which is possible only after defeating COVID-19. He assessed the situation in the American economy as “balancing on the brink”
In addition, Biden praised Republican governors for demanding that their states wear masks and criticized Trump’s coronavirus advisor Scott Atlas’s call to “rebel” against these orders.
On November 7, Democratic Party of the United States Joe Biden scored 290 with the required 270 electoral votes. Having secured his victory, he declared himself the President-elect of the United States. Trump, in turn, said that the elections are not officially over yet, and the results will be appealed in court. He believes that Biden was quick to call himself the country’s new leader.