Donald Trump Commits To 'Orderly Transition' While Continuing To Pass Unfound Claims Over Election Result
ABP News Bureau | 07 Jan 2021 04:17 PM (IST)
For the first time on Thursday, the outgoing president Donald Trump accepted that he is going to leave the oval office on January 20. He, however, seems to be in no mood to accept the result gracefully. Read on.
(FILES) In this file photo taken on December 7, 2020 US President Donald Trump looks on during a ceremony presenting the Presidential Medal of Freedom to wrestler Dan Gable in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC. - Members of President Donald Trump's cabinet on Wednesday discussed the possibility of removing Trump from office after his supporters stormed the Capitol, three US news channels reported. The discussions focused on the 25th amendment to the US Constitution, which allows for a president's removal by the vice president and cabinet if he is judged "unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office." (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)
Washington DC: Hopefully putting an end to the shocking display of disrespect for the democratic process, President Donald Trump committed to having an orderly transfer of power to the Biden administration after Congress affirmed the President-elect's Electoral College victory. ALSO READ | Joe Biden US President: US Congress Formally Certifies Biden's Election Victory, Transfer Of Power On Jan 20th For the first time on Thursday, the outgoing president Donald Trump accepted that he is going to leave the oval office on January 20, CNN reported. He further pledged to an orderly transfer of power after President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College win was also confirmed by the Congress. "Even though I totally disagree with the outcome of the election, and the facts bear me out, nevertheless there will be an orderly transition on January 20th," Trump said in the statement, while still casting unproven speculation on the election result. "I have always said we would continue our fight to ensure that only legal votes were counted. While this represents the end of the greatest first term in presidential history, it's only the beginning of our fight to Make America Great Again," the statement added. ALSO READ | US Riots: Trump Locked Out Of Social Media; Twitter, Facebook, Instagram Temporarily Block His Account